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Gender Inequalities - Coggle Diagram
Gender Inequalities
Feminism
Marxist
Working class women are exploited by both patriarchy and capitalism. Women are exploited by capitalism. Forced into the nuclear family by patriarchy
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Sociologists
Feeley - They produce the next generation of workers and socialise them into norms and values that benefit capitalism by encouraging children to be obedient and hardworking
Boys are brainwashed to believe their role is to be the breadwinner and girls learn their role is to become a housewife.
Benston - Women's domestic work is unpaid which benefits capitalism as only one wage has to be paid. Benston argues that a wife helps keep her husband in good running order by feeding and caring for him and this is essential to the smooth running of capitalism
Ansley - Women soothe the stresses and frustrations of proletariat men after a hard day of work. She argues that women act as a safety valve and argues women are the 'takers of shit' as husbands return home having been exploited at working and take their frustrations out on their wives.
Radical
Inequality is a result of mans need to dominate, control and exploit women - patriarchy.
Patriarchal terrorism - violence and economic subordination. Domestic abuse and rape is a tool to control women
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Black Feminist
They formed important organisations for people of colour and women that are still present today, questioned the dominant white and male order, and spoke on the intersectionality of their race and gender
Liberal
Inequality is a result of gender role socialisation, norms and values reinforce inequality, equality through legal advance - progress has been made
Focus on achieving gender equality through political and legal reform within the framework of liberal democracy.
Sociologists
Oakley - She argues that we are socialised into our gender by the family through 4 key areas. By doing these parents are reinforcing gender stereotypes and perpetuating gender inequalities.
Manipulation
Canalisation
Verbal Appellation
Different activities
Liberal feminists believe that changes in the norms and values that reinforce gender divisions in society will bring about equality and they regard legislation as one way of achieving this and use the Sex Discrimination Act and Equal Pay Act as evidence.