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Examine the claim made by some feminist sociologists that marriage and family life can be disadvantageous to women.
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Examine the claim made by some feminist sociologists that marriage and family life can be disadvantageous to women. Before beginning this essay we have to remember that feminists believe that patriarchy is dominant in today's society, therefore any part of the social structure involving men is likely to be criticised. Marxist Feminists are extremely sceptical about the view that the nuclear family meets the needs of society. They suggest that it supports the powerful and so exploits the working class, and more importantly only benefits men. Benston believes that the nuclear family supports Capitalism because it rears the future workforce at little cost to the Capitalist state. She also believes that women's domestic labour and sexual services help to maintain the present workforces' physical and emotional fitness. Feminist have challenged some widely held views about the inevitability of male dominance in families and have questioned the view that family life is becoming more...
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