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Feminism (Liberal (Evaluation (Helped to reveal the extent of gender…
Feminism
Liberal
Solutions
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To achieve gender equality, we must change society's socialisation patterns.
Evaluation
Helped to reveal the extent of gender inequality and discrimination and produced evidence to help legitimise the demand for reform
Criticised for over-optimism and failing to consider the underlying structures that cause women's oppression
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Perspectives
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Positive progress has been made, however, gender equality has not yet been achieved
Equality can be achieved through gradual social and legal changes, without the need for revolution
Radical
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Perspectives
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All men benefit from patriarchy, through unpaid domestic labour and sexual services.
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Evaluation
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Challenge functionalist view of gender roles, particularly those regarding the division of labour in the family
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Difference
Solution
Other feminists must recognise the diversity of women's experiences and work to improve equality for all women
Evaluation
Draw attention to the inequalities between women, such as the racial oppression of some women
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Perspective
Western, middle-class, white women incorrectly claim to represent 'universal womanhood'.
All women are not the same and are likely to experience different problems at different stages of life.
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Post-structural
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Evaluation
Forget that celebrating women's diversity may unintentionally weaken the wider feminist's movement for change
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Perspective
Unlike sex, genders are social constructed. Individuals are socialised into 'masculine' or 'feminine' roles.
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