pregnant women/those Paid work has not been Patriarchy is the
with babies and young liberating for women, it main oppressive Violence against
children couldn’t make just means the dual structure: women women, and the dark
Postmodernist feminists crisisice the same economic burden and triple shift being oppressed side of family life
the idea that universal contribution to society by men are key sources of
sisterhood is possible, women are Men originally acquired oppression for
different and so is their power because of women
exploitation This power was then biological factors
Key ideas
consolidated as men
took over the running Society is Patriarchy exists in all
Ignores progress Evaluations of cultural institutions patriarchal: men institutions: politics,
women have made such as religion and are the ruling home, education, media
through social politics class, women are
policy campaigns the subject class Rape, violence and pornography
are methods through which men
Not enough focus on class maintain power over women
based differences- Radical feminism (Dworkin)
marxism
2 groups of radical
Consciousness raising:
feminists (Rosmarie Tong)
Separatism- women universal sisterhood Radical-libertarian
only communes, and feminists aim for a
matrifocal households Functions to state of androgyny
↑
benefit men
Strategies for change Results in males and
Campaigns against females subscribing to a set Radical-cultural feminists
objectification and Abolition of the of ideas that largely believe in the superiority of the
domestic violence nuclear family confirm male power and feminine-celebrate
Political lesbianism superiority characteristics associated with
and separatism femininity such as emotion
(extreme) The main arena in which
patriarchal ideology is transmitted
to children via gender role
socialisation
with babies and young liberating for women, it main oppressive Violence against
children couldn’t make just means the dual structure: women women, and the dark
Postmodernist feminists crisisice the same economic burden and triple shift being oppressed side of family life
the idea that universal contribution to society by men are key sources of
sisterhood is possible, women are Men originally acquired oppression for
different and so is their power because of women
exploitation This power was then biological factors
Key ideas
consolidated as men
took over the running Society is Patriarchy exists in all
Ignores progress Evaluations of cultural institutions patriarchal: men institutions: politics,
women have made such as religion and are the ruling home, education, media
through social politics class, women are
policy campaigns the subject class Rape, violence and pornography
are methods through which men
Not enough focus on class maintain power over women
based differences- Radical feminism (Dworkin)
marxism
2 groups of radical
Consciousness raising:
feminists (Rosmarie Tong)
Separatism- women universal sisterhood Radical-libertarian
only communes, and feminists aim for a
matrifocal households Functions to state of androgyny
↑
benefit men
Strategies for change Results in males and
Campaigns against females subscribing to a set Radical-cultural feminists
objectification and Abolition of the of ideas that largely believe in the superiority of the
domestic violence nuclear family confirm male power and feminine-celebrate
Political lesbianism superiority characteristics associated with
and separatism femininity such as emotion
(extreme) The main arena in which
patriarchal ideology is transmitted
to children via gender role
socialisation
