feminism

Question 1

feminism aim

Answer 1

subordinate position of women in society, involves analysis of gender differences through patriarchy

Question 2

define patriarchy

Answer 2

system of society or government in which men hold the the power and women are largely excluded from it

Question 3

origins of feminism

Answer 3

wider cultural feminist movement, campaigned for equal rights in the 1920s and the general emancipation of women in 1960s

Question 4

wave 1 feminism

Answer 4

creating equality between men and women
suffragette movement

Question 5

wave 2 feminism

Answer 5

radical transformation of society to overcome patriarchy
Firestone - patriarchy as imposed on women because of their biology

Question 6

wave 3 feminism

Answer 6

diverse and local forms of feminism
draws on postmodernism to reject universal explanation of women
Butler - argues gender appears fixed but is fluid, social constructed category

Question 7

liberal feminism

Answer 7

women and achieve gender equality through reformism
call for cultural change
reject idea that biological differences make women less competent or rational than men

Question 8

define reformism - liberal

Answer 8

idea that progress towards equal rights can be achieved gradually through reforms

Question 9

define sex (liberal)

Answer 9

biological differences between males and females

Question 10

define gender (liberal)

Answer 10

culturally constructed differences between masculine and feminine roles and identities assigned to males and females

Question 11

what type of theory is liberal feminism

Answer 11

optimistic theory

Question 12

what do liberal feminists believe

Answer 12

changes in socialisation and culture are gradually leading to more rational attitudes to gender and overcoming ignorance and prejudice
political action to introduce anti discriminatory laws and policies in order to progress to a fairer society in which a persons gender is no longer important

Question 13

radical feminisms claims

Answer 13

patriarchy is universal
patriarchy is primary and most fundamental form of social inequality and conflict
all men oppress women

Question 14

explain patriarchy is universal - radical

Answer 14

male domination of women exits in all known socities

Question 15

explain patriarchy is primary and most fundamental form of social inequality and conflict - radical

Answer 15

key division in society is between men and women
men are womens main enemy

Question 16

explain all men oppress women - radical

Answer 16

all men benefit from patriarchy

Question 17

personal as political - radical

Answer 17

all relationships involve power and they’re political when one individual tries to dominate another

Question 18

how are personal relationships between sexes ‘political’ according to radical feminists

Answer 18

power dynamics and gender inequality are equally embedded into relationships

Question 19

3 ways in which patriarchal power may be exercised within family - radical

Answer 19

physical violence
sexual violence
financial exploitation

Question 20

sexuality - radical

Answer 20

malestream sociology regards sexuality as natural biological urge and therefore outside scope of sociology

Question 21

solutions or strategies to achieve change - radical

Answer 21

separatism, consciousness raising, political lesbianism

Question 22

separatism - radical

Answer 22

women living apart from men and creating a new culture of female independence
Greer - for the creation of all female households as an alternative to heterosexual family

Question 23

consciousness raising - radical

Answer 23

through sharing their experiences in women only groups, women come to see that other women share the same problems

Question 24

political lesbianism - radical

Answer 24

heterosexual relationships are inevitability oppressive because they involve sleeping with the enemy and lesbianism is the only non oppressive form of sexuality

Question 25

marxist feminism

Answer 25

women’s subordination rooted in capitalism, resulting from primary role as unpaid homemaker, which places them in a dependent economic position and their subordination performs number of important functions

Question 26

subordination performs number of important functions - marxists

Answer 26

women are sources of cheap, exploitable labour
women are reserve army of labour
women produced labour force
women absorb anger

Question 27

explain women are sources of cheap, exploitable labour - marxism

Answer 27

women can be paid less as its assumed they’ll be partially dependent on husbands earnings

Question 28

explain women are reserve army of labour - marxism

Answer 28

can be used during economic booms and dispensed off during recessions

Question 29

explain women produced labour force - marxism

Answer 29

through unpaid domestic labour, nurturing and socialising children to be next generation of workers for capitalists

Question 30

explain women absorb anger - marxism

Answer 30

otherwise be directed at capitalism
Ansley - takers of shit

Question 31

ideology of familism - Barrett