Sheila Rowbothom (1943-) Key Ideas (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Sheila Rowbotham's birth year
Sheila Rowbotham's birth year
1943
Type of feminism Sheila Rowbotham advocates
Type of feminism Sheila Rowbotham advocates
Socialist feminism
Rowbotham's period of influence on socialist feminism
Rowbotham's period of influence on socialist feminism
1960s and 1970s
Socialist feminist view: source of gender inequality
Socialist feminist view: source of gender inequality
Economics; capitalism creates patriarchy
Dual systems theory (Rowbotham)
Dual systems theory (Rowbotham)
Oppression rooted in both capitalism and patriarchy
Women as 'reserve army of labour' concept
Women as 'reserve army of labour' concept
Women drawn into/pushed out of workforce as needed
Capitalism's use of women's unpaid domestic work
Capitalism's use of women's unpaid domestic work
Exploits it as free resource sustaining workforce
Examples of social reproduction work (Rowbotham)
Examples of social reproduction work (Rowbotham)
Caring for children, household, supporting male workers
Rowbotham's view: revolution vs reform
Rowbotham's view: revolution vs reform
Revolution essential; reforms insufficient alone
Rowbotham's view of the state
Rowbotham's view of the state
Tool of oppression reinforcing patriarchal structures
State reforms in Rowbotham's view
State reforms in Rowbotham's view
Necessary but insufficient for true liberation
Importance of grassroots movements (Rowbotham)
Importance of grassroots movements (Rowbotham)
Essential for driving revolution & systemic change
Capitalism & patriarchy relationship (Rowbotham)
Capitalism & patriarchy relationship (Rowbotham)
Intertwined and mutually reinforcing