Marxist Feminism

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A-Levels Sociology - Family Mind Map on Marxist Feminism, created by orlaghemmett on 04/05/2013.
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Marxist Feminism
  1. argue the main cause of women's oppression is capitalism
    1. Women's oppression performs several functions for captialism
      1. women reproduce the labour force: through their unpaid domestic labour
        1. women absorb anger: soak up stress/frustration from husbands
          1. Women are a 'reserve army' of cheap labour: be taken on as extra workers when needed
          2. see oppression of women being linked to the exploitation of working class
            1. argues that the family must be abolished
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