Feminist Key Terms

Question 1

Patriarchy

Answer 1

male domination of social and economic life

Question 2

Subordination

Answer 2

control of women by men, who are placed in an inferior position

Question 3

Liberal Feminism

Answer 3

view gender socialisation and laws as the cause of inequality

Question 4

Marxist Feminism

Answer 4

-women are oppressed through patriarchy and this benefits capitalism

-focus on how women are exploited in the workplace and home

Question 5

Radical Feminism

Answer 5

-see men as the enemy of women and men seek to control the behaviour of women, in order to benefit themselves

-patriarchy is the cause of gender inequality