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The Second Sex
o Marxist point of view
o Bible is a tool of oppression for lower classes & mainly women
o It's for women who get their fulfilment through caring
o Other feminists say because men wrote the scriptures - it wasn't a
deliberate patriarchal drive, just in practice
o It's allowed men to abuse their power
o Eg. C14th if catholic women treated illness without practice they
were treated as witches
o This resulted in a male dominated health care
o Up until 1950, when a woman got married she lost her job - now it's
equal opportunity
o Even now women aren't generally the main income or they now change
their job to suit family
o Not all religious organisations are equally oppressive to women
o They're allowed to become rabbis if you're a liberal Jew
o Sikh religion have recently campaigned for equality for women
o Buddhism also has a modern, equal approach to women
o All world religions have made some sort of step to treating women
better
More Women go to Church
Muller & Hoffman
(1995)
o Women tend to have greater interest & commitment to religion
o Attend services more often - no matter what religion
o Different socialisation ]- why they adopt caring role
Different social roles ]
Greely
(1992)
o Before marriage, attitudes are similar
o After marriage, women tend to adopt this 'caring' role
o Assume greater responsibility for others welfare