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Theories of the Family - Feminist Perspective on the Family Flashcards

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What do feminists view the family as serving?

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Serving the needs of a patriarchal society

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Patriarchal society

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Male-dominated society

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What does feminist research focus on in the family? (3)

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Housework arrangements
Domestic violence
The power relationship

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What does feminism examine?

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The contribution of women’s role in the family to the economy

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Three different branches of feminism

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Liberal
Marxist
Radical

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What do all the branches of feminism fundamentally agree about the family?

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That the family is oppressive towards the exploitation of women

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What type of family are feminists critical of?

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Nuclear family

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What do almost all feminists agree that?

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Gender is socially constructed and gender roles are learnt rather than biological

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Liberal feminist view of family

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Believe in a ‘March of progress’ view

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‘March of progress’

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Belief that the family is gradually changing for the better over time by coming more democratic and equal

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What do liberal feminists argue that evidence shows? (3)

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Men are doing greater share of domestic labour
Decision making is coming more equal
Boys and girls are socialised in similar ways

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What do liberal feminists see adult relationships as?

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Less patriarchal than those in 1950s

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What does Somerville (liberal feminist) suggest?

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Proposals to improve family life for women that involve modest policy reforms than revolutionary change

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What does Somerville (liberal) believe that many feminists have failed to do?

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Failed to acknowledge process for women

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What does Somerville (liberal) believe has helped to create greater equality within relationships?

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Increased choice for women and rose of dual-earner households

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What evidence does Somerville (liberal) believe shows heterosexual families will not disappear?

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High figures for remarriage suggesting high need for intimacy and compassion

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What does Somerville (liberal) believe feminists need to focus on?

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Policies which will encourage greater equality within relationships

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What is Somerville’s work based on?

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Secondary analysis of previous works - not backed up by empirical evidence

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How do radical feminists criticise Somerville (liberal)?

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Argue she fails to deal with patriarchal structures and culture in modern family life

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What do Marxists acknowledge?

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Women are exploited in marriage and family life

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What do Marxists emphasise?

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Relationship between capitalism and the family

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What do Marxists see the exploitation of women as?

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A key feature of family life

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Benston (Marxist) quote

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‘Amount of unpaid labours performed by women is very large and very profitable to those who own means of production’

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Why does women’s unpaid work ultimately end up benefiting the capitalist class according to Marxist feminists?

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Because they only have to pay one person in the family

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What does the women do for free according to Marxist feminists?

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Keeps the man going as a worker and reproduces next generation of workers

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Quote from Ansley (Marxist feminist)

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“When wives play their traditional role as takers of shit, they often absorb their husband’s legitimate anger and frustration at their own powerlessness”

27
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What is Marxist feminist a more critical view of?

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Parsons ‘warm bath theory’

28
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What does traditional nuclear family reproduce for the ruling class (Marxist feminism)?

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Reproduces cheap labour for the ruling class

29
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What does traditional nuclear family teach (Marxist feminist)?

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Teachers ideas that capitalist class require for their future workers to be passive

30
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What does Feeley believe about the family (Marxist feminist)?

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It’s an authoritarian unit dominated by the husband

31
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What do we need to tackle in order to tackle patriarchy (Marxist feminism)?

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Capitalism

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Why does Morgan criticise Marxist feminism?

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Because the traditional nuclear family is coming less equal

33
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What does Marxist feminism ignore?

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Fact that women have made progress

34
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What do radical feminists argue?

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All relationships between men and women are based on patriarchy

35
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What are men the cause of (radical)?

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Men are the cause of women’s exploitation and oppression

36
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What needs to be overturned (radical)?

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The entire patriarchal system including the family which is seen as the root of women’s oppression

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What is radical feminism against?

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Liberal feminism

38
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What does the family remain (radical)?

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It remains patriarchal as women have acquired ‘dual burden’ of domestic work and paid work

39
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What do women suffer from (radical)?

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‘Triple shift’ where they have to do paid work, domestic work and ‘emotion work’

40
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What does radical feminism ignore?

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Progress made by women
Domestic abuse suffered by men who often don’t report it

41
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How is radical feminism too unrealistic?

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Separatism is unlikely due heterosexual attraction

42
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What does Greer argue (radical)?

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That the family continues to disadvantage women

43
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What does Greer focus on?

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Role of women as wives, mothers and daughters

44
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What does Greer believe there is a strong ideology suggesting?

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Strong ideology suggesting that being a wife is the most important female role

45
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What does Greer believe is mirrored in most marriages?

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Inequality

46
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What does Greer believe marriage reinforces?

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Patriarchal relations

47
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What fraction of divorces are initiated by women?

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3/4

48
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What isn’t valued in society according to Greer?

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Motherhood

49
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What is attention focused on during childbirth according to Greer?

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The well-being of the child

50
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What are women expected to do after giving birth according to Greer?

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Return to work and regain their figuren

51
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What are daughters quite likely to experience according to Greer?

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Sexual abuse from their fathers, step-fathers and other relatives

52
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What does Greer make (criticism)?

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Sweeping generalisations not backed up by evidence

53
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How does Somerville criticise Greer?

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Says she doesn’t take into account progress made by women

54
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How does Postmodernist theory criticise feminism?

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Says family life doesn’t always produce inequality and exploitation

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