Feminism QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What do all Feminists agree upon? - ✔✔✔- Conflict theory (conflict between men and women)
- Gender inequality exists in all areas of society
- ^^ This is a result of patriarchy
- The study society rom the viewpoint of women and seek to liberate women from oppression.
What do Liberal feminists think will create gender equality? - ✔✔✔- Legal reforms+ socialisation to
change attitudes= gender equality.
-Gender quake- women are surpassing men in educational achievement, attitudes towards women
changed, more dominant in the economy.
- Todays females are more aspirational and not always focused on marriage kids etc.
What do Radical feminists think will create gender equality? - ✔✔✔- Men are the oppressors, and
gender equality will only be created when women and men separate (separatism)
- society is patriarchal- men exploiting women, they dominate the family and media.
-Firestone- women's biology. The origin of patriarchy lies within their capacity to bear and care for
infants.
- All men benefit from patriarchy, men tell the women how to behave dress etc.
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What do Marxists feminists think will create gender equality? - ✔✔✔- Claim that Capitalism cause
women's oppression not men. Solution= Revolution to overthrow capitalism.
Dual feminism (evaluative fems) - ✔✔✔- See patriarchy and capitalism as intertwined (Liberal and
marx fems combined)
What do all Feminists agree upon? - ✔✔✔- Conflict theory (conflict between men and women)
- Gender inequality exists in all areas of society
- ^^ This is a result of patriarchy
- The study society rom the viewpoint of women and seek to liberate women from oppression.
What do Liberal feminists think will create gender equality? - ✔✔✔- Legal reforms+ socialisation to
change attitudes= gender equality.
-Gender quake- women are surpassing men in educational achievement, attitudes towards women
changed, more dominant in the economy.
- Todays females are more aspirational and not always focused on marriage kids etc.
What do Radical feminists think will create gender equality? - ✔✔✔- Men are the oppressors, and
gender equality will only be created when women and men separate (separatism)
- society is patriarchal- men exploiting women, they dominate the family and media.
-Firestone- women's biology. The origin of patriarchy lies within their capacity to bear and care for
infants.
- All men benefit from patriarchy, men tell the women how to behave dress etc.
-
What do Marxists feminists think will create gender equality? - ✔✔✔- Claim that Capitalism cause
women's oppression not men. Solution= Revolution to overthrow capitalism.
Dual feminism (evaluative fems) - ✔✔✔- See patriarchy and capitalism as intertwined (Liberal and
marx fems combined)
