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FEMINISM AND THE FAMILY (MARXISM FEMINISTS (THE CAUSES... (Believe that…
FEMINISM AND THE FAMILY
Feminism
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Patriarchal policies assume that men are the breadwinner making it difficult for wives to claim benefits in their own right.
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RADICAL FEMINISM
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Separating men and women will disallow the ability of the oppression of women in the family in the view of a radical feminist.
OPPRESSION
The origin of a women's oppression lies in the patriarchy by opposing standard gender roles and oppression of women.
Aim to challenge and overthrow patriarchy by opposing standard gender roles and oppression of women by calling radical reordering of society. Radical feminism opposes existing political and social organisation in general because it is inherently tied to patriarchy.
Sceptical on political action within he current system, and instead tend to focus culture change the undermines patriarchy and associated hierarchal structures.
AUTHORS
GERMAINE GREER 2000
Argues for the creation of all female or 'matrifocal' households as an alternative to the heterosexual family
Claims that wives are much more likely to suffer physical and sexual abuse then husbands, and daughters are often victims of sexual abuse by male relatives within the family.
Believes that in marriage today, women remain subservient to their husbands and that single women are generally happier then married women this is reflected in the high number of divorces instigated by women.
Argue for 'political lesbianism'- the idea that heterosexual relationships are repressive as they involve 'sleeping with the enemy'
CRITICISM
Some women chose to fulfil what feminists see as an emasculating role in the family: feminists don't account for this.
Around 70% of divorces are filed by women, this shows that actually women have more power to escape a relationship than feminists say.
Women's roles aren't the same in all families, some are becoming more symmetrical.
MARXISM FEMINISTS
Believe that women oppression benefits capitalism and that they arent oppressed by the family but by the capitalist society.
Women are used for reproducing the new generation of workers and used for soaking up the husbands anger from his work.
Due to capitalists society, when women aren't needed they return to their domestic tasks. However this is criticised by others as some people believe it takes the blame off men for domestic violence and justify their actions.
THE CAUSES...
Believe that the main cause of oppression is men's financial power, it keeps women in their place with economic inequality and being financially dependant on the man.
The nuclear family is an example of how women are oppressed and have the expressive role (ruling class men in particular).
OPPRESSION...
A communist revolution needs to happen and economic equality for all genders. Abolishing men's power.
MARGARET BENSTON 1972
Wives are used to produce and rear cheap labour for employers. The childcare they provide is unpaid, and they also help to maintain their husbands as workers at no cost to employers
FRAN ANSLEY 1972
Wives suffer as a result of the frustration experienced by their husbands in the 'alienating work' that they do for capitalists.
LIBERAL FEMINISTS
Feminists stress the importance of gender divisions in society and liberal feminism focuses on equal rights.
Marriage remains patriarchal, exploits and oppresses women. Feminists welcome freedom and diversity, women still need men inequality still exists between men and women.