SOCI 2040 Lecture Notes - Liberal Feminism, Radical Feminism, Socialist Feminism
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Liberal feminism: liberal feminism do not assume that men and women are different by nature, differences are rotted in gender, not sex, trying to realise equality for women, view state as impartial umpire. Socialist feminism: examines & critiques class societies, primarily concerned with labour, re-valuing domestic labour, public-private split: public: men private: women, critique: refer to the subjects of to have male properties. Importance: the need to attend to the issues of women"s inequalities and oppressions. Anti-racist feminism: socially constructed, the way we profile race or gender (i. e. jail sentences for black men vs white men, critically views the official version of the law. Balanced with gender , race, age: feminist act didn"t include coloured women. Radical feminism: men by nature: assertive, aggressive and competitive; women by nature: nurturing, sensitive, caring, male-centred, patriarchal views, violence against women: rape, abuse, pornography (women"s oppression)
