Feminism
- Created by: Ash-Ketchum
- Created on: 10-09-15 17:43
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2. 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
- Made relations more equal
- Didn't change anything as sexism persisted before capitalism
- Everyone had to wear snapback caps!
3. 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
4. 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
- Men and women should have equal rights. They campaign for legislation changes, often successfully eg equal pay, maternity leave, etc
- Women almost seperate class as all exploited and oppressed by the male class
- Postman Pat should be a female - 'Postwomen Pat'
5. How do men dominate society?
- By beating them at Dominoes and eating ALL the Dominoes pizza!
- By oppressing the working class
- Seize material goods, social privileges, harm women, control cultural attitudes
- By owning only the media as it is the most powerful tool
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