Feminism

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What type of theory is Feminism?
Conflict
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What do they believe is the main conflict in society?
The gender system benefiting men over women
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What do they believe about the division of labour in most societies?
Divided by gender, men's jobs bring greater rewards than womens (Status, pay, power, etc)
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What is 'Patriarchy'?
Social system based on gender inequality - male dominated society
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What does it mean by 'social system'?
Society - working lives, family lives, social norms, values, roles, insitutions
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How do Marxist Feminists think that the emergence of capitalism alterted the relations between men and women?
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
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What do 'Liberal Feminists' believe?
Men and women should have equal rights. They campaign for legislation changes, often successfully eg equal pay, maternity leave, etc
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Do Liberal feminists believe equality has been achieved?
Not entirely, still predijudice in society, discrimination in workplace, occupational segregation (even with qualifications)
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Who is a prominent Radical Feminist and what do they believe?
Kate Millett - Women almost seperate class as all exploited and oppressed by the male class
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How do men dominate society?
Seize material goods, social privileges, harm women, control cultural attitudes
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What do Radical feminists think about male domination and what to do about it?
It is not inevitable, but there are natural differences between the sexes - Seperatism is advised, women should leave socially and sexually from men
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What are the two criticisms of feminism?
Ignore other factors (age, class, etc), and that they generalise about all women with different experiences (age, ethnicity, etc)
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What does Postmodern Feminism believe?
Still a need for work in gender inequality, importance of language and symbols, women need protection from subtle media oppression
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Do postmodern feminists believe women are a 'sisterhood'?
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
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Who wrote the book 'Living Doll', and what does it say?
Natasha Walter - Rise of internet ****, cosmetic surgey and the hyper sexualisation of women has led to rise in objectification. Women judged on looks so not taken seriously - feminism more needed than ever
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Which criminologists have a theory on feminism?
Smart and Cain - Criminology only looks at male concerns, should look at womens instead
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What is transgressive criminology?
Study what illegal and legal activities harm women, how came about, what to change them (led to studies on the way women staying in from fear of crime, how law treats ****, etc)
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What three interacting systems does Walby note?
Racism, capitalism and patriarchy (most important)
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What six interacting strucutres does Walby note as having patricarchial relations?
Domestic life, employment, state policies, male violence against women, sexuality, cultural insititutions (Eg education, media)
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How does Walby dissmiss criticisms and describe the shift in the main site of oppresion?
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
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