radical feminism theory
- Created by: patrick flood
- Created on: 16-12-13 14:41
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- radical feminism
- they believe that patriarchy is universal
- patriarchy is the most fundamental form if inequality and conflict
- all men oppress women/ all men benefit from patriarchy
- Firesmith argues that the roots of women's oppression lie the biological ability of women to have children
- oppression takes place in the public sphere
- sexuality as a biological urge outside the concept of sociology
- patrarichy constructs sexualality to satifity mens desires
- patriarchal power is exercised through personal relationships often through sexual/ physical violence
- rich argues that man force women into s narrow and unsatisfying compulsory hetrosexuality
- sexual politics must be transformed by separatism, consciousness
- Firesmith argues that the roots of women's oppression lie the biological ability of women to have children
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