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.
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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.
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. 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.
