feminism

• structural theory focusing on how patriachy shapes individuals behaviour - conflict theory on gender inequalities
• LIBERAL

  focus on women rights to equal treatment with men rejecting traditional attitudes of roles eg. changes in social attitudes,law led to march of progress - women have more choice and equality

  AO3 - radical critical as its too optimistic and doesnt challenge deep rooted institutional gender inequalities in society and these changes arent enough to end patriachy
• RADICAL

  revolutionary changes need to end patriachy - men and women must be equally powerful for greater equality eg. religion

  AO3 - more women are occupying powerful religious positions and despite more leadership in public rise of institutionalised sexism eg. female MP male gaze
• MARX FEM

  women doubly oppressed by capitalism and patriachy SC division due to capitalism influencing gender relations eg.family women are slaves of wage slaves

  AO3 - functionalists disagree argue we have value consensus with every institution has positive functions for everyone eg. warm bath theory
• METHODOLOGY

  contributes to RM arguing 'malestream' sociological research reflects patriachal attitudes fem methods replace view from above to views from below with qualitative methods eg. dobash and dobash

  AO3 - critics argue theres nothing new to the fem approach to methods as its already raised by interpretivists and marxists