FEMINISM

Structural -Society shapes and determines individuals. Our behaviour is controlled by our society by its organisation and culture. We are 'puppets of society'. Conflict -Society benefits one group at the expense of another, in this case, men benefit and women lose out. Patriarchy -Men have more power and status than women. Society is dominated by men. Objective -Aim of feminism is to explain patriarchy and examine the ways it is transmitted from one generation to the new by key instituti...

Main view - Women's subordination rooted in capitalism, results from primary role as unpaid homemaker. women are a source of cheap labour - Exploited - paid less and assume partially depend on man Reserve army of labour - Economic booms can be used - marginal workers (only when needed) Reproduce the labour force - Nurturing and socialising the next generation of workers Absorb anger - Of men's alienation from work. Ansley = 'takers of shit' Barrett: Ideology of familism - Perform impo...

What is feminism? -is advocating women's rights is disturbing certainties of patriarchal structure is transforming society by eradicating sexist domination is sustaining poststructuralist and postmodern thinking is working and reading "against the grain" Early proto-feminism -Sappho in ancient Greece (570bc) Hildegard of Bingen - medieval, 1179 Christine de Pisan 1434 Olympe de Gouge 1791 Mary Wollstonecraft 1797 Jane Austen 1817 Sappho -(570 bc)Lyric poetry, most lost, except Ode ...

What do all feminists agree on with regards to the economy? - - Women have a reduced economic status compared to men - Women are discriminated against in the economic world and face 'institutionalised sexism' What are the 5 main example's of discrimination and inequality that feminists tend to agree on? - - 'Gender pay gap' - 'Race to the bottom' - 'Unpaid domestic labour' - 'Glass ceiling' and the 'glass cliff' - 'Motherhood penalty' How do these lead to increased inequ...

Radical Feminist Theory -patriarchy is universal: male domination of women exists in all known societies. Firestone argues that the origins of patriarchy lie in women's biological capacity to bear and acre for infants, since performing this role means they become dependent on males Patriarchy is the primary and most fundamental form of inequality and conflict. The key division is between men and women. Men are women's main enemy. All men oppress all women. All men benefit from patriarchy...

What do Liberal Feminists want to do with the "system"? -To reform the system. This is achieved through working to eliminate discriminatory educational, legal, and economic policies. What is the paramount goal of Liberal Feminists? -Achieving equal rights for women. What were examples of early Radical Feminists groups? Enumerate 3. -(1) Redstockings (2) Feminists (3) New York Radical Feminists What is the main difference between Liberal and Radical Feminists? -Liberal Feminists are refo...

What are the key features of liberal feminism? - Individualism, reform, choice and nature, and equal rights What is individualism? - A liberal belief that every individual is of equal moral worth and therefore we can only judge individuals on rational grounds Who are the key thinkers behind Individualism and liberal feminism - JS Mill, Mary Wollstonecraft What are liberal feminists ideas on reform - They seek to open up public life to equal opportunities and competition but they don't wa...

Charlotte Perkins Gilman - - an early socialist feminist - gender as a social construct - young girls forced to conform in society and prepare for motherhood through playing with toys/clothing etc - sex and domestic economics go hand in hand, women were reliant on their sexual assets to survive and please their husbands - the domestic environment is an instrument of patriarchy, women are economically dependent on men. Nuclear family needs to be destroyed and replaced by communal living -...

emerged from: (feminism) - broader historical womens right movement 1st wave of feminism - Women's suffrage fighting for the womens right to vote late 19th 2nd wave of feminism - 1960s-1970s; focused on women's equal access to employment and education 3rd wave of feminism - 1980s-present; focused on diversity among women's experiences and identities perspective theory (feminism) - variety of theories, debates, points of emphasis key characteristics (feminism) - against the social ...

What did Bell Hooks write? - Feminism is for Everybody Main arguments? - -defining feminism -patriarchy as institutionalized sexism -patriarchy perpetuates the ideas that fem is anti-male -history of feminism -sexism and patriarchy confine us Definition of Feminism - a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation and oppression Definition of sexism - prejudice, discrimination and oppression rooted in gender Definition of Institutionalization - embedding norms within an organization or soc...