ExploringFeminism
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ExploringFeminism
Learning objectives:To recap understanding of basic feminist
concepts (such as patriarchy)
To relate feminist thinking to range of social issues (and consolidate our understanding)
To develop paragraph style in sociology writing (illustrating points with examples)
Patriarchy is..Power held by men
Patriarchal ideology is..A set of ideas that benefit men and keep women oppressed
In today’s lesson we are going to examine how men try to control women.
We will consider how women are encouraged to behave in certain ways – which benefit men.
We will consider how ideas about ‘being a woman’ are a form of ideology and created to benefit men in society.
The issues to consider:Social
control of women
Gender role socialisation
Things to consider:
• Ways men control women
• Women and the home
• Judgements by men
• Women and employment
• Relationship rules
• Public spaces
Things to consider:
• Stereotypes
• Parental expectations
• Role models
• How women behave and why
• Relationships
• Media images
Domestic role
Servant of a man
Promoting idea of
marriage
Nails/lips – attractive for
man Man in suit - breadwinnerClinging onto
him - protector
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Essay Plan – Critically discuss feminist explanations of gender inequalities. (30)Intro – outline Feminist thinking and define patriarchy.Describe 3 types of feminism each with a criticism or
comparison to another perspective which does not place importance on gender issues e.g functionalism
Outline inequalities which occur in society (repeated from part a) – focus on workplace
Describe explanations of inequalities in the workplace, Weber, Marxist Feminism with a criticism or comparison for each one.
Conclude with summary and acknowledgement of progress made by women in 21st C but that inequality still exists.