Problems With Feminism -Ignores consesnsus in society. They are too preoccupied with gender inequality. They don't focus enough on issues like social class and ethnicity. Sylvia Walby 1990: 1st main way patriarchy works in society? -1. Domestic labour serves men. 2. Paid work - Women still pound by traditional values. 3. The state promotes an ideological image of the family which is patriarchal. 4. Physical abuse by men often occurrs in the home. 5. Female sexuality is limited and contro...

What are the 4 types of feminism? -Liberal Radical Difference Marxist What do liberal feminists believe the main cause of the oppression of women? -The society in the past and the environment they are bought up in- women are oppressed because in the past it was acceptable for women to take the expressive role. Who believes oppression of women is caused by the personal relationship between men and women? - Radical "Men use their dictatorship to have power"-? -Radical What do differenc...

malestream -how feminists believe many see society - male-dominated and from their perspective only subordinated -how feminists see females as being treated in society, and is part of their political movement to change their position late 19th century -the 'first wave' of feminism, with the suffragettes' campaign for women's right to vote 1960s -the 'second wave' of feminism, which took on the world globally liberal -the type of feminist who believe women can achieve gender equality...

feminist see society as male - dominated there are differenent waves of feminism and they often criticise society for being - malestream Liberalism - concerned civil and human rights of the individual reformism - progress towards equal rights be achieved by gradual reforms in society liberal feminists believe women achieve - gender equality through reform and promoting equal rights liberal feminists work for laws and policies against sex discrimination in employment etc - they have docume...

Introduction - - Feminism sees society as male dominated and it aims to describe, explain and change the position of women in society - it is also a political movement - The first wave of feminism appeared in the late 19th century with the suffragettes' campaign for the right to vote - the second wave was in the 1960s and it emerged on a global scale - Feminism criticises mainstream sociology for being malestream - seeing society only from the male perspective - There's different types o...

Goal of Liberal Feminism -Treating women the same as men/giving women the same rights as men Key Words of Liberal Feminism (6) -o Freedom o Equality o Choice o Rationality o Rights o Control What has Liberal Feminism achieved? (2) -Showed how thoughts about women and their biology, psychology, and thoughts about women in polotics and business were wrong, illogical and/or unfair Laid work for future feminist work Liberal feminism and personalization -Try to de-personalize it issues Wha...

Liberal Feminism -Is an individualistic form of feminist theory, which focuses on women's ability to maintain their equality through their own actions and choices. Liberal feminists argue that society holds the false belief that women are, by nature, less intellectually and physically capable than men; thus it tends to discriminate against women in the academy, the forum, and the marketplace. Liberal feminists believe that "female subordination is rooted in a set of customary and legal con...

Liberal Feminism - -Explains oppression of women in terms of of unequal access to existing political, economic, and social institutions -Concerned with women's rights being equal to those of men and that women have equal access to opportunities -Criticized because it accepts existing institutions rather than trying to change them Socialist Feminism - -Sees oppression of women in terms of their subordinate positions in the patriarchal and capitalist systems -Focus on collective change and...

What are the core ideas and principles? - -Most of these core ideas and principles are associated with the second wave radical feminism. -Radical feminism introduced new ideas and concepts for discussing and challenging the role of women in society. -Although there has been discussion before it has mostly been arranged around the language of liberalism or socialism. 5 Key ideas - -Sex and gender. -Patriarchy. -The personal is political. -Equality and difference feminism. -Intersectiona...