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How does Simone De Beauvoir believe we become "women"

  • Women are taught and socialised into becoming women

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What is Simone's idea of "otherness"

Men are the "norm" and women are the "other" this means that women are often seen as inferior to Men.

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What did Simone say on motherhood?

She compared motherhood to slavery, forced to focus on motherhood and femininity instead of politics

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What did she say about "woman's nature"

It is a further example of oppression

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What are her views on a socialist revolution?

Not sufficient to bring liberation for women

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What did Charlotte Perkins Gilman say women need to gain independence?

Economic independence

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What type of feminism is Gilman associated with?

Socialist feminism

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What are women reliant on to please their Husband according to Gilman?

  • Sexual assets in return for financial support.

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What is the purpose of economic independence?

Bring freedom for women and make them equal to men.

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What are Gilman's views on societal roles?

We are forced to conform to a domestic role from childhood.

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What are Kate Millett's views on the family?

  • The family is the tool of patriarchy

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What does socialisation achieve according to Millett?

  • Gives men power and denies women power

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What is female oppression according to Millett?

  • political and cultural

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What is the key to true sexual revolution according to Millett?

  • the breakdown of the traditional family

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What are her views on marriage?

  • Exchange of a women's domestic and sexual service in order for financial support

  • calls for an end to monogamous marriage- called for a sexual revolution

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How are patriarchal expectations reinforced ?

  • Through how women are presented in literature, the media and schools

  • Degrades Women.

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How does Millett criticise literature

  • Women are never their own agents

  • They are silenced by the freedom of men to possess them sexually

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What are Sheila Rowbothom views on capitalism/economy

  • Women are oppressed economically and culturally

  • Capitalism and Sexism are closely linked

  • Sexism pre dates capitalism

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What feminist perspective is Sheila?

  • Marxist- Feminist Perspective

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How can women's liberation be achieved?

"A revolution within a revolution"

  • Radical change needed in "cultural conditioning" of humanity regarding homes, laws, the work place and child bearing.

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Who does capitalism oppress?

  • proletariat and women.

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What are the effects of Women's domestic role?

  • Allows for the reproduction of men's labour

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What did Bell Hooks reinforce the importance of?

  • The need for diversity within the feminist movement as mainstream feminism often excluded concerns of women of colour

  • If they supported feminism- had to ignore racial aspect of the movement

  • Supported civil rights movement- Had to ignore effects of the patriarchy

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What did Hook argue happens from a very young age?

  • Being forced into boxes/characteristics that are expected of them

  • Societal expectations

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