Radical Feminists

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  • Created by: Joanaar
  • Created on: 04-10-20 10:50
What do radical feminists believe?
men are the main enemy of all women and that patriarchy is the main form of social inequality.
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What does the word 'patriarchy' mean?
means ‘rule by fathers’ but has become the term commonly used to describe a male-dominated society.
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What is the main form of social inequality according to radical feminists?
patriarchy
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Radical feminists believe that all societies are __________ and therefore all men ________ women through '______ ________'.
They believe that all societies are patriarchal and therefore all men oppress women through ‘sexual politics’.
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Rich argues that.....
...which she believes is ...
Men push women into ‘compulsory heterosexuality’ which she believes is narrow and unsatisfying to women but beneficial to men as it fulfils only their desires.
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What does the word 'patriarchy' mean?

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means ‘rule by fathers’ but has become the term commonly used to describe a male-dominated society.

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What is the main form of social inequality according to radical feminists?

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Card 4

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Radical feminists believe that all societies are __________ and therefore all men ________ women through '______ ________'.

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Card 5

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Rich argues that.....
...which she believes is ...

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