Most 'anit-men' strand of feminism, They see men and the family as the 'problem', and that women cannot be free unless current faimly structure is abbolished.
Firestone (1972)
Womens biology is the basis for their inequality
They are physically dependant on men because of being able to give birth
Criticism
Ignores other forms of inequality such as class and ethnicity
Ortner (1974)
Culture is the basis of differentation between the sexes as its contolled by men
Whereas women are seen as close to nature because they give birth
Criticism
Fails to concider wide differences between societies
Rosaldo (1974)
Concerned with how biology places women in domestic sphere
Criticims
Women are no longer confined to the house looking after children in societies
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