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This lesson explores feminist theory, its various perspectives, and their contributions to our understanding of society today. Students will examine the similarities and differences between Marxism and Functionalism, understand feminist perspectives on the family, evaluate feminist theories, and create a newspaper article summarizing the different types of feminism.

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  1. Preparation for learning: MARXISM FUNCTIONALISM On your whiteboard – summarise the similarities and differences between Marxism and Functionalism - explain

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

  3. Feminism Watch the background on feminism. What are your thoughts? In what ways have women been oppressed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XgPD8d3hT0 How is femininity perceived in western society? What are the miss conceptions of feminism? How are women defined?

  4. Feminist Perspectives • Conflict theory – between males and females • They are interested in the structure of patriarchy (male domination, female subordination and therefore gender inequality) that characterizes the organisation of modern societies. • Focus on gender inequality in education, employment, social mobility, political power and family relationships.

  5. 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. Patriarchy

  6. Types of Feminism There are many types of feminism; Liberal Radical Marxist Difference

  7. Task • In groups you will each be assigned a different feminist approach • You will each become an expert on this type of feminism. • You must make a teaching aid to help the others understand your area. You must make sure that your teaching aid includes: • Bullet notes of the most important points • An image • An example - MUST be contemporary • You must be able to explain it without reading it off your sheet.

  8. Preparation for Learning • Pictionary

  9. Lesson Objective • To be able to evaluate feminist perspectives of society.

  10. Feminism Individually what can you remember?

  11. Feminism

  12. Construct • Judge whether the you think the following evaluation points are strengths or weaknesses of each feminist perspective – explain why.

  13. Construct evaluation

  14. Apply • What do we know about each type of feminism in relation to education and families and households? • You are going to use this information including the evaluation to create a newspaper article on A3 paper – you must cover all types of feminism but your stories can relate to education or the family. You can make things up e.g. Crosswords/interviews/stories as long as it has a feminist focus.

  15. Feminism • Assess the usefulness of feminist contribution to our understanding of society today (33 marks) • What information would you use?

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