Zusammenfassung der Ressource
To what extent is feminism a single doctrine(45marks) January 2011 Q6
- The common principles and beliefs
- concerned to advance the social role of women
- The inequalities women have endured are not based
on any natural inferiority. the biological differences
they suggest do not imply that men are superior in
anyway.
- Women must be able to control their own
circumstances of life rather than allowing men
to determine them on their behalf.
- The status of women as victims must be
combated. This raises issues such as rape,
violence in marriage, prostitution and pornography
- They believe that patriarchal structures can
be challenged and overthrown, bringing
female emancipation
- Male domination originated in early social
conditioning of both sexes. It is the task of all
feminists to alter social consciousness so that the
equality of women is accepted. Androgyny= end of
Patriarchy
- All aspects of male-female relations that exploit, degrade or control
women should be eliminated. women must be emancipated so that they
can make their own choices and never fall under control of male
-dominated social structure
- By 1970, it was becoming clear that the women's movement had indeed broken
apart, and while liberal feminists were claiming victory after victory, the radicals
were warning against such triumphalism. The radicals believed that the
fundamental causes of women oppression had not been addressed.
- Liberal Feminism
- Rooted in individualism, supports reformism and seeks to
achieve equal access for women and men to the public realm.
- Liberals see economic equality and freedom as the key to all other
forms of women's liberation
- Liberals aspire to achieve all their objectives within the existing culture
- Radical Feminism
- They argue the roots of exploitation lie in private life, families and
sexual relations between men and women. They must be
addressed first if true emancipation is to be achieved. suggesting
that the most basic building blocks of society must be dismantled
and reformed
- Without dramatic changes in consciousness of sex and gender differences, there can never
be true freedom for women
- argue that all forms of exploitation are interconnected and should not be treated
separately. for example, the exploitation that is entailed by pornography and
prostitution are part of the same system of patriarchy. Granting women economic
independence alone will not bring them true freedom
- on a whole, radical feminists believe that women will only achieve true consciousness of their
role and genuine self-realisation if they separate themselves from male-dominated culture