Tag: radical

  • Sociological Perspectives on ‘Renting a Womb’  

    Kim Kardashian and Kayne West are apparently expecting a fourth child, employing a surrogate mother to carry their fertilised eggs. This will be the second surrogate child, following the birth of their first surrogate child, ‘Chicago’, born in January 2018. Paying someone to be a surrogate mother, or ‘renting a womb’ is legal in the…

  • Nawal El Saadawi: The Hidden Face of Eve

    Nawal El Saadawi: The Hidden Face of Eve

    Feminist El Saadawi argues that neither Islam in particular or religion in general are oppressive to women, but they become so when the develop within already existing patriarchal social structures

  • Simone de Beauvoir: Religion and the Second Sex

    Simone de Beauvoir: Religion and the Second Sex

    A brief summary of Radical Feminist Simone de Beauvoir’s perspective on the role of religion in oppressing and deceiving women into accepting their second class status.

  • Feminist Theory: A Summary for A-Level Sociology

    This post summarises the differences between Liberal, Marxist, Radical and Difference (Postmodern) Feminists. It covers what they believe the causes of gender inequalities to be and what should be done to tackle these inequalities and male power in society.