1. Tell a story of the development of
Marxism....
 Beginning of the story= pre-industrial society
where there was no privatised
property/businesses
 Industrial society= privatised property- wealthier-
capitalism developed- class conflict
 Capitalism and the family- socialised children to
become good workers- men could escape
exploitive society by regaining their status in the
family- family serve capitalism by buying goods,
“pester power”, I want this really cool Ipod
mummy!!

2. Starter
Brainstorm how women have been
oppressed in the theories we have looked
at so far

3. Lesson Objectives
Understand Feminist theory of the family
Quote appropriate writers for this theory
Understand what the theory suggests
Evaluate the theory

4. Feminist Perspectives on the Family
Conflict theory
Feminism has challenged the view of the
family as being based on cooperation,
shared interests and love
Feminism has tried to show that men gain
more from family life than women.

5. Patriarchy
 Central to the feminist
approach is the idea of
patriarchy or male
dominance of society.
 Patriarchy is reinforced in
the family
 Feminists argue that men
benefit from families at the
expense of women - both in
their personal experience
and broadly because the
family sustains patriarchy in
society

6. Types of Feminism
Dictionary Definition: “Belief in the social,
political, and economic equality of the
sexes”
There are several recognisable branches
of feminism

7. Introduction to Feminist Theory
There are many types of feminism;
Liberal
Radical
Marxist
Black

8. Task
 In groups you will each be assigned a different
feminist approach
 You will each become an expert on this type of
feminism and teach the other members of your
group!
 Think about what is seen as the main cause of
oppression? What needs to happen in order to
remove this oppression?
 Evaluate!!

9. Mind map the feminists view of the
family
On this mind map I would like you to
summarise the following...
The feministic view of the family
Marxist, Liberal, Black, and radical
feminism
Criticisms

10. Revision games
Visit this website:
http://www.educationforum.co.uk/sociology
_2/familymenu.htm
Click on Family interactive tests which is
on the left hand side of the screen
Have a go at perspectives quiz
Then click on family and theory and have
a go at matching and concentration