Context

• Gender roles - context

  • 1928 - women got the vote
  • 1974 - the contraceptive pill made accessible
  • 1967 - abortion made legal
  • 1970 - equal pay
• Patriarchy

  male-dominated; a patriarchal society is one where men have more power than women
• Waves of feminism

  1. first wave (1950s) - equal rights for women, eg. the right to vote
  2. second wave (1960s) - challenged patriarchy, fought for autonomy of women, resulting in developments in sexual health
  3. third wave (1990s) - explored identity and the need for women to break stereotypes
• Is the idea of the family entirely determined?

  • the family is seen as a microcosm of society - a society that is made up of families that work well is likely to work well itself
  • homosexual marriage was legalised, in 2014
  • family norms determined by culture