Feminism and Marxism studies

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Which liberal feminist distinguishes between sex and gender?
Oakley makes a key distinction between sex and gender: sex refers to biological differences whereas gender refers to socially constructed differences between masculine and feminine roles.
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What is an example of an anti-discriminatory feminist law?
The Equal Pay Act (1970) is an example of an anti-discriminatory feminist law.
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Which sociologist argues that liberal feminism offers no explanation for the overall structure of gender inequality?
Walby argues that liberal feminism offers no explanation for the overall structure of gender inequality.
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Which radical feminist identifies the reason for patriarchy's universality?
Firestone argues that patriarchy is universal because the origins of female oppression lie in women’s biological capacity to bear and care for infants, since performing this role means they become dependent on men.
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Which sociologist argues in favour of separatism?
Greer argues for the creation of all-female ‘matrilocal’ households as an alternative to the heterosexual family.
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Which sociologist argues that the concept of patriarchy is of little value because it involves a circular argument?
Pollert argues that the concept of patriarchy is of little value because it involves a circular argument. Male violence is explained as patriarchy, while patriarchy is maintained by male violence – so patriarchy is maintaining itself.
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Which sociologist argues that women absorb anger that would otherwise be directed towards capitalism?
Ansley describes wives as the ‘takers of ****’, who soak up the anger of their husbands at the alienation and exploitation they suffer at work, which explains male domestic violence against women.
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Which Marxist feminist emphasises the role of ideology in the oppression of women?
Barret argues that women's liberation must be secured not only through overthrowing capitalism, but also the ideology of familism.
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Which sociologist argues that Marxist feminism doesn't explain why unpaid domestic labour is performed by women rather than men?
Hartmann argues that Marxist feminism doesn’t explain why unpaid domestic labour is performed by women rather than men because Marxism is ‘sex-blind’.
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What is dual systems feminism and an example of a dual systems feminist?
Dual systems feminists such as Hartmann combine the key features of Marxist and radical feminism in a single theory. Patriarchal capitalism refers to the fact that capitalism and patriarchy are intertwined systems that reinforce each other.
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Which dual systems feminist argues that patriarchy and capitalism can have opposing interests?
Walby argues that capitalism and patriarchy do not always share the same interests. Capitalism demands cheap labour for its workforce and patriarchy resists this, wanting to keep women subordinated within the private, domestic sphere.
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Why do difference feminists critique mainstream feminism?
Difference feminists such as bell hooks critique mainstream feminism for being essentialist, claiming a false universality and failing to reflect the diversity of women’s experiences of patriarchy.
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Which sociologist critiques difference feminism?
Walby argues that similarities between women are more important than differences, as they all face patriarchy.
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What is poststructuralist feminism?
Poststructuralist feminists such as Judith Butler are concerned with discourses and power/knowledge. They are critical of mainstream feminism for its essentialism.
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Which sociologist argues that language is phallocentric, and what does this mean?
Cixous describes language as phallocentric, meaning that it is male-dominated and reflects a male view of the world.
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Which sociologist argues that poststructuralist feminism abandons any noton of real, objective social structures?
Segal criticises poststructuralist feminism for abandoning any notion of real, objective social structures. Oppression is not just the result of discourses – it is about real inequality.
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What is one example of how interpretivist methods can help women open up about their experiences?
Oakley used unstructured conversational interviews where she shared her own experiences of motherhood which established more equal relations with the mothers, draw out their feelings and thus produce valid and detailed data.
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Which sociologist argues that positivist methods have ignored and excluded women and issues of concern to women?
Mies argues that much positivist research has a masculine bias and a male view of life that ignores the experiences of women.
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What is one example of how positivist methods have ignored and excluded women and issues of concern to women?
Oakley encountered opposition to her pioneering study of housework for not being regarded by male sociologists as a serious topic worthy of sociological study.
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Which sociologist argues that positivist methods treat women as insignificant extensions of men?
Stanley and Wise suggest the findings from research on men are generalised to women, despite the different experiences and inequalities women face.
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Which sociologist argues that positivist methods are malestream?
Westmarland cites structured interviews as an example of a malestream method as the researchers do not reveal their feelings or views or share their knowledge with the interviewees.
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Which sociologist sees malestream methods as contradicting the aims of feminist research?
Oakley sees malestream methods where the researcher is in control and decides what is worth talking about, limiting the responses that can be given as contradicting the aims of feminist research, which are concerned with encouraging women to open up and d
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Which sociologist argues that positivist methods are not always inappropriate in feminist research?
Westmarland argues that positivist methods which produce statistical information can be useful to discover the scale of the issues, such as official statistics about sexual assault.
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Which sociologist is a classical Marxist?
Marx is a classical Marxist.
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Which sociologist criticises Classical Marxism for being simplistic?
Weber argues that Marx's 2-class model is simplistic, and subdivides further. Weber argues that class is not the only important division and that power differences are also an important source of inequality.
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Which humanistic neo-Marxist proposes ruling class hegemony?
Gramsci is a humanistic neo-Marxist and proposed ruling class hegemony.
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Which sociologist proposes liberation theology?
Maduro proposes liberation theology.
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Which sociologist discusses lads' counter-culture?
Willis discusses lads' counter-culture.
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Which sociologist is a structural Neo-Marxist?
Althusser is a structural Neo-Marxist.
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Which sociologist argues that structural neo-Marxism is structurally deterministic?
Thompson argues that structural neo-Marxism is structurally deterministic.
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