6. How does Walby dissmiss criticisms and describe the shift in the main site of oppresion?
Every theory is flawed. Shift from inequality to equality
Can take into account race and class variations, recognises it changes over time, change in degree. Main site shifted from private home to public places of emplyoment, culture and the state
Can take into account race and class variations, recognises it changes over time, change in degree. Main site shifted from public home to private places of emplyoment, culture and the state
Haters goin' hate! Half Life blue shift
7. What are the two criticisms of feminism?
Criticism Cricket says... "There are none!"
Ignore other factors (age, class, etc), and that they generalise about all women with different experiences (age, ethnicity, etc)
They generalise about all women with different experiences (age, ethnicity, etc), lacks imperical evidence
Ignore other factors (age, class, etc), Over-emphaisise differences between women
8. Do postmodern feminists believe women are a 'sisterhood'?
Maybe, more studies need to be done to draw conclusions...
No, the differences between women can be just as striking between women and men, everyone is freed from stereotyped gender roles allowing greater freedom to chose own lifestyle and identity
Yes, women all share an 'essence'
Yes, but many kinds - Nuns, travelling pants, ganstas, relatives?
9. What do 'Liberal Feminists' believe?
Men and women should live seperatley, too conflicting
Men and women should have equal rights. They campaign for legislation changes, often successfully eg equal pay, maternity leave, etc
That class also plays a part, capitalism is wrong
10. Do Liberal feminists believe equality has been achieved?
No, no improvement at all
*Achievement not unlocked*
Not entirely, still predijudice in society, discrimination in workplace, occupational segregation (even with qualifications)
Yes, equality is here
11. What do they believe about the division of labour in most societies?
Medic does the dishes, Soldier doesnt (TF2)
Divided by gender, men's jobs bring greater rewards than womens (Status, pay, power, etc)
Divided by class, middle and upper class jobs bring greater rewards than working class ones (Status, pay, power, etc)
Divided by gender, women's jobs bring greater rewards than mens (Status, pay, power, etc)
12. What do they believe is the main conflict in society?
The bourgoueisie exploiting the proletariat
Buffer face
The gender system benefiting men over women
The gender system benefiting women over men
13. How do men dominate society?
By owning only the media as it is the most powerful tool
Seize material goods, social privileges, harm women, control cultural attitudes
By oppressing the working class
By beating them at Dominoes and eating ALL the Dominoes pizza!
14. How do Marxist Feminists think that the emergence of capitalism alterted the relations between men and women?
Didn't change anything as sexism persisted before capitalism
Men try to gain power over women, employers treat women as reserve army of labour, male workers exclude women from their trades and crafts, husbands exploit their wives' unpaid housework
Made relations more equal
Everyone had to wear snapback caps!
15. What do Radical feminists think about male domination and what to do about it?
There are no natural differences between the sexes - Seperatism is advised, women should leave socially and sexually from men
Steal back the pizza, win at Dominoes!
It is not inevitable, but there are natural differences between the sexes - Seperatism is advised, women should leave socially and sexually from men
It is inevitable, there are natural differences between the sexes - Seperatism is advised, women should leave socially and sexually from men
16. Which criminologists have a theory on feminism?
Cain and Abel - if they had been sisters they would not have died
Smart and Cain - Criminology only looks at female concerns, should look at mens instead
Smart and Cain - Criminology only looks at male concerns, should look at womens instead
Walter and Smart - Criminology only looks at male concerns, should look at womens instead
17. What is 'Patriarchy'?
Social system based on age inequality - youth dominated society
Social system based on gender inequality - male dominated society
Social system based on gender inequality - female dominated society
