AQA A Level Sociology Themes and Perspectives: Year 2 (Haralambos and Holborn AQA A Level Sociology)

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Liberal Feminists do not seek revolutionary changes: they want changes to take place within the existing structure. Radical feminists have often been actively involved in setting up and running refuges for women who are the victims of male violence. The primary goal is the eradication of capitalism. In a communist society gender inequalities should disappear. Yes. The majority of countries on earth still have fewer women in politics, women are still paid less than men on average, and are more likely to be subject to domestic abuse than men. And if we look at sexuality inequalities there is still overt oppression of gay and trans people in many countries. Related Posts/ Find out More…

Postmodern Feminism is concerned with language (discourses) and the relationship between power and knowledge rather than ‘politics and opportunities’. Rape, violence and pornography are methods through which men have secured and maintained their power over women. Andrea Dworkin (1981) Patriarchy is the main cause of gender inequality: women are subordinate because men have more power.

It tends to portray women as universally good and men as universally bad, It has been accused of man hating, not trusting all men.

The explanation for gender inequality lies not so much in structures and institutions of society but in its culture and values. Capitalism rather than patriarchy is the principal source of women’s oppression, and capitalists are the main beneficiaries. It focuses too much on the negative experiences of women, failing to recognise that some women can have happy marriages for example. Feminism runs across the whole A-level Sociology course, and is especially relevant to the sociology of the family.Difference Feminists argue it is an ethnocentric perspective – based mostly on the experiences of middle class, educated women. This post summarises the key ideas of Radical, Liberal, Marxist and Difference Feminisms and includes criticisms of each perspective. Introduction – Feminism: The Basics Socialisation into gender roles has the consequence of producing rigid, inflexible expectations of men and women. Under Capitalism the nuclear family becomes even more oppressive to women and women’s subordination plays a number of important functions for capitalism: