Presentation (1) FEMINIST POINT OF VIEW.pptx

THE FEMINIST VIEWS AND THEORIES

1. Feminists view point on family system MARXIST FEMINISM

2. INTRODUCTION. FEMINISAM: 1.Feminism is the belief that women should haVe equal rightS to men. The feminist Movement fights for equal rights nd opportunities for women. They seek to develop equal opportunities for women in edu and employment sectors. 2. The different kinds of feminism and its supporters even at certain levels disagree with each other about how womens are disadvantaged. Thr are 3 types of feminism and they have different point of views on family.

3. MARXISM: Marxism is the theory of karl Marx which says that society’s classes are the cause of struggle and that society should have no class. For example the private ownership should be replaced by co-operative ownership. d.

4. Marxists belief that family, education, religion and media etc maintains the class inequalities and capitalisam. The position of women changed according to how families were viewed.

5. Marxist feminists view on family: Marxists acknowledge that womens are exploited in family and marriage life. Nuclear family performs functions for capitalisam the wealthy passes their private property to their children thus reproducing class inequalities.

6. . . The modern nuclear family functions to promote values that ensure the reproduction and maintenance of capitalism. The family is described as an ideological apparatus – this means it socialises people to think in a way that justifies inequality and encourages people to accept the capitalist system as fair, natural and unchangeable. Womens are exploited in families because they are forced to do the house work and give emotional support to her husband. Patriarchy is the result of class inequalities. . Donestic labour: most of the unpaid work is done by women im family

7. Marxist feminists argue that this is invaluable to capitalisam as she produces and rears future workers (children) without any cost. Womens are emotional safety value to absorb the husband’s frustration is created by capitalisam. Marxist fem further said that this capitalism wont end because womens would have to work double day simply doing paid work and house care work.

8. Conclusion : their main goal was to ger the right to edu, vote, employment, abortion etc.