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Generally speaking, Feminist theory describes society as being controlled by the patriarchy - meaning that men are in charge. This is characterised by unequal distribution of and access to power, status, ...

Feminist contributions to the family have been incredibly valuable as they concern themselves with the inequalities between men and women in the home. They are a structuralist perspective that is concerne...

One reason for gender differences in educational achievement is the impact of feminism. Feminism has encouraged girls ambition and widened their perceived life choices thus encouraging female achievement ...

Messerschmidt argues that men commit more crime due to their crisis in masculinity. He argues that there are two types of masculinity, hegemonic and subordinate. Hegemonic is the dominant form of masculin...

The first, is 'Fatalism' - by this Sugarman meant that the working class had a fatalist mentality, meaning they believed there was nothing they could do to change their status. The second, is 'Collectivis...