PDA Women’s Studies
Marxism Part 1
Task 1
What 'class'
would you consider the following people to belong to?
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A ‘housewife’ |
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postal worker |
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college lecturer |
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the Queen |
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Brian Souter (co-owner of Stagecoach) |
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nursery nurse |
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your father |
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your grandmother |
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yourself |
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Task 2
Consider your
own employment or a workplace that you are familiar with. Would Marx have
considered you to be exploited? In what way?
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Task 3
Does the Marxist
frame explain the situation of women who are not in the paid workforce
‘housewives’ adequately yes/no. Give reasons for your answer.
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