Gender 20 marker Flashcards
(4 cards)
First paragraph of the gender 20 marker-conjugal Role in the family
he first area of social life where we seen gender inequality is in the family. Especially when examining the conjugal roles in the famiy. One piece of evidence that demonstrates this is from Analysis of Time Use data (2016) by the ONS where The survey found that on average men do 16 hours a week of such unpaid work,which includes adult care and childcare laundry and cleaning to the 26 hours of unpaid work done by women by women a week. additionally the survey also found that the average man would earn £166.3 more per week if his unpaid work was paid whereas the average women would earn £25.9.63 Marxist feminist explain this inequality in the amounts of domestic work performed by men and women by linking it to women’s role in capitalist societies Marxist feminists would argue that Capitalism is the root cause of the oppression of women in society. According to the Benston, She argue that within a capitalist society women provide free domestic labour which functions to make males workers more effective, She argues that women cook,clean and do laundry additionally women organise the lives of male workers to free up their time so they are available to perform in the capitalist system in order for capitalist to thrive. Barrett and Mcintosinh argued that within society women are socialised into the ideology of feminism which makes them think happiness is gained through family life and having children so they are prepared to make the sacrifce of completely so much unpaid work.
second paragraph of the gender 20 marker -parenting in lockdown
Another piece of evidence that highlight the gender inequality in the family is from parenting in lockdown (2020) by ONS where the survey found that For those with a child aged under 18 years in the household, the time women spent on non-developmental childcare eclipsed that of men by 77%. Women carried out 53 minutes of non-developmental childcare per day whereas men contributed 30 minutes. Liberal feminist explain this inequality in the parenting and socialisation of children performed by parents by linking the culture within society They argue that gender roles within society are socially constructed,This is supported by the work of Ann Oakley in regards to gender role socialisation, Ann Oakley argues that women are socialised in gendered roles from early age through gender role socialisation process like canalisation and verbal appellations this is where girls are given toys such as dolls which socisalises them into their roles within society as women
third paragraph of the gender 20 marker- crimes surrounding domestic violence
Another area of social life where we see gender inequality within crime specfically crimes surrounding domestic abuse. This is demonstrated in ONS Rate of domestic violence deaths 2020 where it found that The majority of domestic homicide victims (killed by ex/partner or a family member) for the year ending March 2017 to the year ending March 2019 were female (77% or 274 victims) and most of the suspects were male (263 out of 274; 96%). Of the 83 male victims of domestic homicide, the suspect was female in 39 cases, and male in 44 cases.)Over the three-year period April 2016 to March 2019, a total of 222 women were killed by a partner or ex-partner. The majority of suspects were male (218, 98%). This means that during this time period, an average of three women every fortnight were murdered by their male partner or ex-partner additionally The large majority of defendants in domestic abuse-related prosecutions in the year ending March 2020 were recorded as male (92%) and the majority of the victims recorded as female (77%, compared with compared with 16% who were male). Radical feminist explain this inequality due to the role of patriarchy has on on women this is becauseAccording to radical feminists, all these types of patriarchal inequality originate not in wider society, but in the intimacy of personal relationships, in sexual partnerships, and in families and households of various kinds. From a radical feminist perspective, all personal relationships are ‘political’, in that they are based upon different and unequal amounts of power, which are determined by sex and which are reinforced by every aspect of the wider society. Radical feminists particularly focus on the power relationships that are experienced in private - above all, the significance of sexuality and men’s use of domestic and sexual violence. Radical feminists note that patriarchal definitions of women’s sexuality are used to control women for the benefit of men.Women are told how to look, dress and behave.When patriarchal ideology fails, then women are constantly under the threat of male violence and sexual aggression, which limits their capacity to live as free and independent beings.
Final paragraph for the gender 20 marker-victimatisation of women
Another piece of evidence that demonstrates this is walby and towers where it found that Women experience higher rates of repeated victimisation and are much more likely to be seriously hurt or killed than male victims of domestic abuse.Further to that, women ar more likely to experience higher levels of fear and are more likely to be subjected to coercive and controlling behaviours Marxist Feminist would explain this inequality due to the system of capitalisme in order to extend the control of women this is explored by Dobash and Dobash,In ‘Violence Against Wives’, Dobash and Dobash suggest that violence extends control over women and there has been little societal intervention to support the victims. They also argue that several women are financially dependent on their husbands so often cannot leave or have to return due to their economic circumstances.
