Feminism: core ideas and principles (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards

Social system where men hold majority of power & authority across various spheres

Intertwined with capitalism, mutually reinforcing

Unpaid labour women perform in the home

System of legal and institutional inequalities

Fundamental and most pervasive form of oppression

Power relations that control and oppress women

Consciousness-raising and revolutionary restructuring

Too simplistic and universalising

Race, class, sexuality, and culture

Seeks to abolish nuclear family and traditional marriage

Cultural phenomenon, not biological

Interlinked with economic and cultural oppression

System of male dominance oppressing women