Essays Tagged: "Radical feminism"
Australia as a patriarchal society
means for solidarity within society and therefore its ultimate survival.In a very contrasting view, radical feminists have claimed that society is divided into two classes, male, being the ruling clas ... o classes, male, being the ruling class, and women who are the subject class (Krieken et al, 2000). Radical feminists define society as patriarchal, or dominated by men, and as a result of this, women ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
"Walklate (1998: vi) suggests Feminism and Criminology may be contradictions in terms. To what extent do you agree with her?
ective it has many more definitions and takes on many subcategories, for example; liberal feminism, radical feminism, socialist feminism and postmodern feminism to name the four identified by Walklate ... of existing social practices' (Smart, 1976:185).Her concern was that criminology, even in its more radical form, would be 'unmoved' by feminist critiques. She viewed criminology as completely dated a ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Gender
e research looked at.The feminist perspective can be divided into many sub-groups, two of which are radical feminism and Marxist feminism.The feminist perspective on gender is that of exploitation of ... en from birth, into their expected roles in society, i.e. subordination of women and male dominance.Radical feminists would take this argument further by stating that society is 'patriarchal', in othe ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Feminism and legal theory
ove oppression towards women, they wanted to expose the law.Three types of feminism:Liberal FeminismRadical FeminismMarxist FeminismLiberal FeminismArgued for equality of treatment for both men and wo ... m did not understand the nature and causes of women's oppression, which is why it was criticised by Radical feminists.Radical FeminismRadical Feminists view existing cultural, social, economic and leg ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Feminism
ssion when the profit makers no longer have the power to determine our lives." (Curthoys 1992 p.433)Radical and socialist feminists were seeking the end of women's structural inferiority in relation t ... were involved in the women's liberation movement, their fundamental aim being to transform society. Radical and socialist feminists are not named as such arbitrarily! These feminists are the extremist ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Analyse and assess the contribution of feminist research to our understanding of society. (40 Marks) January 2003
wide spectrum of feminisms (Mitchell and Oakley, 1986). These can be divided into four sub-groups, radical feminists, Marxist/Socialist Feminists, Black feminism, and Liberal Feminists.Liberal femini ... l discriminatory barriers so that women can achieve the rights that men already have. Socialist and radical feminists insist that the problem is deeper than this and so more critical analysis is neede ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Definitions of Feminism
labour, and on the interconnection between production and reproduction, the private and the public .Radical FeminismMost radical feminists agree that women's oppression is the first, the most widespre ... propriate all superior social roles and keep women in subordinate and exploited positions" . Hence, radical feminists define patriarchy as a "sexual system of power in which the male possesses superio ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Impact of Feminism It's about the meaning of feminism and the feminist movement around the 19th century. There is a works cited as well as notes at the end of the essay.
to achieve its goals. As such, there are many different kinds of feminism.One subtype of feminism, Radical feminism, considers patriarchy to be the root cause of the most serious social problems. Thi ... is not as prominent today, however many identify the word "feminism" to mean the ideas proposed by Radical feminism which is not the case. Some find that the prioritization of oppression and the univ ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Prostitution: Legal or Abolish?
The debate over prostitution is one that divides feminists into two groups: the Radical Feminists who want prostitution abolished, and the Liberal Feminists who would like to see p ... ion decriminalized, and normalized in our society. There are the strong and weak points of both the radical feminists' and the liberals' arguments, with the most positive emphasis on the radical femin ... e prostitution "is too patriarchal to be tolerated". And from the other extreme, who they call "sex-radical feminists" (but who share the same values and opinions as those others describe as liberals ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters > Child Abuse
"Feminists' View On World War II Propaganda"
eone else will view the propaganda by knowing what feminist theories they believe in. For example a Radical feminist's view would be different from a Liberal or a Postmodernist feminist's view.There a ... al or a Postmodernist feminist's view.There are many different types of feminist theories, Liberal, Radical, Lesbian/ Queers, Marxist and Socialist, Postmodern, Psychoanalyst, Women of Color and Third ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
Environmental Values Paper
ferent forms of ecofeminism. Ecofeminism is influenced by feminist groups such as liberal, Marxist, radical, and social. Ecofeminism can be defined as a feministic view of to environmental ethics. Acc ... l and work together in order to create a more unified society.The last philosophy of ecofeminism is radical feminism. According to Lewis (2007), "radical feminism is a philosophy emphasizing the patri ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Radical Feminsim
Summary Radical feminism sees patriarchy as the root cause of women's oppression. Some radical feminists ass ... tion of heterosexual relationship as the norm, and the institutions which foster patriarchal images.Radical feminism is the breeding ground for many of the ideas arising from feminism. Radical feminis ... social change, change of rather revolutionary proportions. It is based on total separation from men.Radical feminism questions why women must adopt certain roles based on their biology, just as it que ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
Environmental Values Paper
class, and nature (Feminist campus.org, 2005). A number of organizations such as liberal, Marxist, radical, and social feminist groups have influenced ecofeminism.Liberal Feminism"Liberal feminism in ... eate a more integrated society, men and women must see each other as equivalent and work in harmony.Radical Feminism"Radical feminism is a philosophy emphasizing the patriarchal roots of inequality be ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Recognising the distinction between sex and gender is vital, in order to comprehend structured social inequality between both men and women
rea of investigation.The feminist perspective can be divided into many sub-groups, two of which are radical feminism and Marxist feminism. The feminist perspective on gender is that of exploitation of ... of childrens TV shows- depicting the women as being the commericialised doll - e.g. Barbie, and Ken.Radical feminists would take this argument further by stating that society is 'patriarchal', in othe ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Consider the arguments both for and against the contention that gender is a product of nurture rather than nature
either dealt with the root causes of gender inequality nor with women's oppression in society fully.Radical feminists believe that patriarchy is a key concept in the debate and that men are responsibl ... en's oppression in society, due to the free labour of housework that women provide within the home. Radical feminists have varied approaches to sex and gender and see women as intrinsically different ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Types Of Feminism
" and they work hard to emphasize the equality of men and women through political and legal reform2-Radical Feminism:is a movement that believes sexism is so deeply rooted in society that the only cur ... society into a complex of relationships based on the assertion that male supremacy oppresses women. Radical feminists suggest changes, such as finding technology that will allow babies to be grown out ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Messerschmidt’s Theory of Hegemonic Masculinity
masculinity and crime must begin with a comradely friendly scrutiny of the theoretical positions of radical and social feminism on men, masculine dominance, and crime" (Messerschmidt, 1993). It is imp ... the hegemonic male intertwines, and is influenced by, a combination of these two movements.Although radical feminism in itself is not a viable theory, the importance of it to Messerschmidt's theory is ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology