Theories of Gender Inequality
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- Theories of Gender Inequality
- Functionalism
- Parsons: Women play the expressive role, men are the breadwinners
- Murdock: Family educate children to follow norms and values
- Men have a greater commitment to work, therefore women loose out on promotion.
- Marxism
- Abbot & Wallace: Women are marginalised in the analysis of capitalism
- Engles: The role of the family is to maintain and reproduce the labour force to support capitalism
- The nuclear family enables men to pass on their property, they control women so they know who their heirs are
- Liberal Feminism
- Grafton: Teachers perpetuate the view that women will be good at certain subjects
- Hauri & Hollingworth: There has been progress within ther family, men are doing more childcare and chores
- Somerville: Women are better off now, they can get divorced and have better access to eductation, jobs and fertility controls
- Oakley: Canalisation and manipulation socialises children into gender roles leading to inequality
- Wilkinson: A 'gender quake' has occurred as the sevice sector has increased women are empowered
- Functionalism
- Marxism
- Abbot & Wallace: Women are marginalised in the analysis of capitalism
- Engles: The role of the family is to maintain and reproduce the labour force to support capitalism
- The nuclear family enables men to pass on their property, they control women so they know who their heirs are
- Neo-Webarianism
- Barron & Norris: There are 2 labour markets
- The primary labour market (job security, good pay and conditions)
- The secondary labour market (low pay, less security, part-time or temporary)
- Workers in the secondary market are easily replaced ans can be paid poor wages. Women are likely to be employed here as employers think they are less interested in work
- Theories of Gender Inequality
- Functionalism
- Parsons: Women play the expressive role, men are the breadwinners
- Murdock: Family educate children to follow norms and values
- Men have a greater commitment to work, therefore women loose out on promotion.
- Liberal Feminism
- Grafton: Teachers perpetuate the view that women will be good at certain subjects
- Hauri & Hollingworth: There has been progress within ther family, men are doing more childcare and chores
- Somerville: Women are better off now, they can get divorced and have better access to eductation, jobs and fertility controls
- Oakley: Canalisation and manipulation socialises children into gender roles leading to inequality
- Wilkinson: A 'gender quake' has occurred as the sevice sector has increased women are empowered
- Functionalism
- Barron & Norris: There are 2 labour markets
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