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'function of laws and policies on families and households in to decrease patriarchy.
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Gender policies: Against
P - Legal Aid budget cuts (2013)
E - less free legal advice for vulnerable groups such as women in abusive relationships,
Radical feminist believe the patriarchy's chief institution is the family because of inequality
In power relations in relation todescion making and control things such as finances and
sexuality and subordinate them (Dobash and Dobash)
E- Greer, found that wives and daughters continue to be victims of domestic and
sexual violence, proving men are the root of women oppression.
L - women who already find it hard to report on instances abuse leading to
misrepresentation statistics known as the hidden figure will find it harder to seek help due
to budget cuts in legal aid as they may fear the consequences of divorce on their
children.
E - Generalising, not all women are at risk. Young w/c women more at risk also
men experience domestic violence in relationships.
Against 2
P - married mans tax allowance (conservative)
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E - taxes lower for a marred man then a single man,men more likely to feel inclined to
marry partners as they benefit from it economically and practically leading to superficial
love. In marriages men benefit more. Marxist feminists would suggest women are dually
oppressed through patriarchy and capitalist ideology.
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