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Feminism ('Second Wave Feminism' (Rejection of Liberal Feminist…
Feminism
'Second Wave Feminism'
Liberal Feminism - By 1960 nothing had really been done to improve political, legal, economic and social inequalities hence the emergence of second wave
Sought political and legal rights, again using the core values of Liberalism of individualism and rationalism, underpinned the reformist progressive philosophy
Achieved Abortion Act 1967, Equal Pay Act 1970, Sex Discrimination Act 1976 and the liberalisation of divorce, taxation and property laws, and the state provision of free and legal contraception
Socialist Feminism - Largely based on Marxist theory of economics - economic factors have a significance in sexual oppression
Rejection of Liberal Feminist Ideas - reformist, sexual divisions are caused by capitalism are due primarily to the economy - class revolution is needed
Argue that Nuclear Family is an economic unit bound up with male ownership and inheritance of private property
Traditional - male breadwinner, female housewife - provides capitalism for two for the price of one
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Difference Feminism
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Small sub-strand of Radical, however, argues there are essential differences between sexes. Therefore believe that should not seek equality with men, not be male identified. Celebrate the traits of being a women
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Other Feminists, including radical reject this as they see it as a inverted form of sexism
'First wave' feminism
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This was responded to by First wave feminism - Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Women
She argued that women were like men, essentially rational beings and therefore as capable and self-determined and as deserving of liberty rights and education
Achieved Women's Property Act 1870 - gave married women right to own property
1928 women had the vote on equal terms with men
Radical Feminism
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Social conditioning in the private sphere - gender roles for future generations. Draw a distinctive line between 'sex' (biological difference) and 'gender' (socially constructed roles conditioned from birth) - biology is not destiny.
Concept of Patriarchy
Liberals associate Patriarchy with Political and legal oppression and unequal rights in public sphere. Believe in equality in public sphere in economic and political positions
Socialists attribute patriarchy with to the capitalist economy and seek an economic revolution towards common ownership
Radical systematically highlights, institutionalised and pervasive dominance of Males. Equality needs revolution and the overthrow of patriarchy
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Is a philosophy which advocates - at least - equality of rights between the sexes, known as gender equality