feminism – sociologytwynham.com: Recent Episodes
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A Level Sociology revision: education, media, beliefs in society, crime & deviance, families & households etc
The feminist perspective views crime as rational. The behaviour of women can be understood in the context of patriarchal society. Women are born, bred and raised in a society where men are in charge. Pat Carlen (1990) – argued that due to the ‘class deal’ (material rewards) and the ‘gender deal’ (rewards from fulfilling roles), women […]
Feminists’ argue the welfare model is engineered to support patriarchy historically the welfare system was constructed on men being the breadwinners with women financially dependent on their spouses this has meant austerity has hit women harder. For example the former chancellor George Osborne, introduced a four-year freeze on many in-work benefits and reductions in the […]
This page provides a sample of links to numerous pages highlighting the success of women which are often airbrushed from history. http://www.livescience.com/31380-unsung-women-explorers.html http://time.com/tag/unsung-women/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3194754/The-female-Guns-World-War-II-Inside-RAF-s-woman-ferry-squadron-rubbed-shoulders-men-flew-Spitfires. 50 Unsung Women-Heroes Who Paved The Way For The Rest Of Us 10 Groundbreaking Women Scientists Written Off By History
The clips below use the spoof character of Ali G as a vehicle for discussions about the social dynamics which will aid your understanding regarding the rise of feminism (plus you might like a chuckle). Satire has often been used to ridicule society’s contradictions and prejudices.
by Sam Cook a former student The ‘personal is political’. This phrase highlights the feminist position regarding power in society. For feminists power doesn’t start with parliament, MPs, political parties or pressure groups. Instead the feminism is a social movement emphasising the power starts with gender relations such as the power struggle between men and […]
To help the reader establish a context for feminist theory a broader historical overview is available. But before you follow the link and/or read about feminism below, the following video ‘What chance does a young girl have?’ will help you to understand why there’s a feminist movement in the first place. This page provides example of how women’s achievements can be […]
Below are a selection of Education revision podcasts allowing you to gain even greater understanding of this topic. Education in Britain untill 1988 Education in Britain from 1988 onwards Functionalist Perspective Marxist Perspective Feminist Perspective Assessing Functionalist and Marxist Perspectives Explaining social class differences in education and achievement Underachievement of boys in Education Ethnic groups […]
The two clips on this page help provide a context for the rise of feminism. Feminist perspectives moved the emphasis of criminology towards issues of gender. Their approach examines the relationship between gender and offending which is explained first-hand by Vicky Pryce’s experience in HMP Holloway. What are the basics of the feminist theory of crime? The feminist […]
by Sam Cook a former student From the 1960s onwards, feminist sociologists highlighted the following gender inequalities in society. Feminists argue that the education system is just a primary preparation for leading into the future work force. They argue the gender differences in subject choice in schools come is evidence of a patriarchal society. Colley […]
Functionalists see society as similar to a human body. Each part of the human body relies on different organs in order to function correctly. According to functionalists society operates in exactly the same way because it relies on different social institutions (family, school, and government) working together to keep the social body working properly. In […]