LAW 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Socialist Feminism, Liberal Feminism, Private Sphere
30 Mar 2016
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5 kinds of feminisms that make up legal feminism. Believe that society is based on a social contract. State=neutral arbiter primarily in the public sphere: private sphere should be free from the state. Individuals basically the same- no innate difference between men and women. Bad (sexist) law, result of biology assumptions. Assumed that they were only capable of being nurturers, mothers, and caring. Socialization of women into feminine sex roles as caregivers and housekeepers this is what creates inequality. Men are the norm to which women aspire. No revolutionary transformation, just tweaking of existing system. Focus is on gradual change liberal feminism in a nutshell. Patriarchy = is the system in which men maintain dominance over women. State, law and patriarchy = male protection rackets . Criticism of liberal and radical feminisms for being singularly focused on women (white, middle class, heterosexual)
