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.