FEMINISM Flashcards
What is Feminism?
see SOCIETY as MALE-DOMINATED with the INTERESTS of WOMEN SUBORDINATED by MEN
What are the Main Concerns of LIBERAL FEMINSISTS?
- INEQUALITIES in OPPORTUNITIES for Women and Way that SOCIALISATION PROCESS CREATES and REINFORCES Traditional GENDER ROLES, e.g. family
- claim GENDER DISCRIMINATION can be EXPLAINED in Terms of CULTURAL CUSTOMS - which are PRODUCT of PREJUDICES and SEXIST ASSUMPTIONS
- a.a. Reformist Feminist - believe Equal Rights can be Achieved by Gradual Reforms
What does LF OAKLEY believe about SEX and GENDER
- REJECTED Idea that BIOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES Make WOMEN DIFFERENT
- makes Key DISTINCTION Between Sex & Gender
- SEX - BIOLOGICAL DIFFERENCE Between MEN and WOMEN, Largely Fixed
- GENDER - CULTURALLY DETERMINED DIFFERENCES Between MASCULINE & FEMININE
What does LF OAKLEY believe about SOCIALISATION
- SEXIST ATTITUDES + STEREOTYPES are CULTURALLY CONSTRUCTED By Society
e.g. the Attitude that WOMEN are LESS RATIONAL + MORE DOMNIATED By EMOTION which is WHY they have LESS DEICISON MAKING POWER which LED to CAREGIVER ROLE - Women AREN’T BORN INTO ROLE, they BECOME CAREGIVER OVERTIME + LEARN the GENDER ROLE THROUGH SOCIETY
What is an ADVANTAGE of the LIBERAL FEMINIST APPROACH
+ Has REAL - LIFE APPLICATION - has been Able to Improve Position of Women in Society by IMPROVEMENRS in LAW. ATTITUDES (e.g. Sex Discrimination in employment, media)
What is a CRITICISM of the LIBERAL FEMINIST APPROACH?
- INEQUALITY STILL EXISTS - GEER (2000) - Unable to Iraddicate Inequalities
Despite Opportunities, there’s been Little Fundamental Change to Women’s Lives as Men Still Hold Positions of Power , e.g. CEO’S
What do RADICAL FEMINISTS believe? 1
GENDER INEQUALITY and the SUBORDINATION of WOMEN ARE The OUTCOMES of PATRIARCHY
What is are RADICAL FEMINIST Beliefs (start of para after RF definition)
- PATRIARCHY is UNIVERSAL and MOST FUNDAMENTAL FORM of INEQUALITY.
- MEN are the ENEMY as ALL MEN OPRESS ALL WOMEN and THEY BENEFIT From PATRIARCHY, e.g. through Women’s Sexual Services & Unpaid Domestic Labour
- PATRIARCHAL OPPRESSION is EXCERSIED In PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS Through things like DOMESTIC VIOLENCE which LEADS to MEN Having CONTROL & POWER OVER WOMEN
2 WAYS HOW RF Believe SOCIETY CAN be IMPROVED
- SEPERATISM
- POLTICAL LESBIANISM
Explain how RF believe SEPERATISM can IMPROVE SOCIETY
SEPARATISM - involves MEN & WOMEN to LIVE APART from Eahchother, CREATE CULTURE of FEMALE INDEPENDANCE, FREE From PATRIARCHY.
SOME Want TOTAL ABOLITION of NUCLEAR FAMILY to PREVENT TRADITIONAL GENDER VALUES & ATTITUDES SPREDING Through GENDER ROLE SOCIALISATION
Explain how RF believe POLITICAL LESBIANISM can IMPROVE SOCIETY
- POLTICAL LESBIANISM - idea that HETEROSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS are SO OPRESSIVE AS it INVOLVES SLEEPING With The ENEMY and that LESBIANISM is the ONLY NON-OPRESSIVE FORM of SEXUALITY
What is a CRITICISM of RADICAL FEMINISM?
- UNREALISTIC - Separatism - UNREALSTIC due to Heterosexual Attraction , Unlikely that Nuclear Family be Replaced
- IGNORES OTHER FACTORS - Too Idealitic - Lumps All Women Together as one Single Unified Group , Ignores Different Expereinces based on Factors such as Class, Ethnicty
What is the MARXIST FEMINIST VIEWPOINT
GENDER INEQAULITY and SUBORDINATION of WOMEN is DUE to CAPITALISM
SEEN through Women’s ROLE in UNPAID DOMESTIC LABOUR + their ECONOMIALLY DEPENDANT ROLE in FAMILY
Explain the MF idea about SUBORDINATION CREATIMG Important FUNCTIONS in CAPITALISM
- WOMEN are SOURCE of CHEAP EXPLOITATIVE LABOUR and REPRODUCE the WORKFORCE (Nurturing & Socialising the Next Generation)
- ANSLEY - WOMEN are “TAKERS Of SHIT” FROM HUSBANDS who’re FRUSTRATED With the SYSTEM.
By ABSORBING ANGER , PREVENTS a THREAT to CAPITALISM, STOPING MEN from REALISING the TRUE CAUSE of Their FRUSTRATION
What do MF think can IMPROVE SOCIETY?
BARRET - argues a REVOLUTION should OCCUR to OVETHROW CAPITALISM , BRING About WOMEN’S LIBERATION and REMOVE SUBORDINATION of WOMEN
