Analyse and assess the contribution of feminist research to our understanding of society. (40 Marks) January 2003

Analyse and assess the contribution of feminist research to our understanding of society. (40 Marks) January 2003 Feminist research is a relatively modern concept in terms of the length of time sociology has existed. Original theories developed by Comte and Durkheim looked at society in terms of which functions each part of society carried out. It was a very malestream way of looking at things as it looked at how norms and values were passed on in …

…education over the last decade; figures show that girls outperform boys in many subjects. Many would say this was due to the change in government legislation, policies were brought in to monitor teaching and teaching material for sex bias to ensure more girl friendly schooling. Radical feminist take on the view of women being victims of male dominance and some critics would argue that this is heavily exaggerating both female and male roles in society.