feminist Theories

INTRODUCTION

The feminism theory; is the major branch of theory within sociology that shifts it's assumption, analytic lense and topical focus away  from male  view point and experience towards that of women. In doing so feminist theory shines   a light on social problems, trends and issues that are otherwise over looked or misidentified by the historically dominant male perspectives social theory. Also is the political movement who mission for struggle total emancipation of women marginalization and a setting their right. The feminism tries to on the equal sharing of the all social, economic, political and cultural aspects concerning and referring to their position and status. The feminism always fight against the patriarchy system which undermine their rights into their society at all.  The Author of feminism literally texts tries to show on how women are being discussed into different categories based on the rights, they fighting for against men humiliation to them. By using the book of Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi and Parched Earth by Eliesh Lema, the author tries to show the feminisms on how portrayed in the society towards men.

 The following are differences between radical feminism and Iiberal feminism as follows;

Radical feminism considers men are the major controller of capital hierarchically; this means that in the society men were given high priority than women hence gender in most society men were considered as the wealthy owners of property rather compared to women in the society. Example in the book of Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi, this reveals when Firdaus  just complaining about her life due the poverty that hindered her to own any kind of wealth and propety compared to men who own properties. This makes  Firdaus to struggle to search money  for making her to keep living but she  fails because of shortage of capital that she had. While liberal feminism is basing on the equality between men and women in the aspects of life, such as, economic  political and cultural aspects. This tries to look on the both side  of women and men to have the  ability of an individual to make their status  like men. Example in the book of Parched Earth by Lema tries to show on the equality of women and men  ability of performing different economic activities as men do especially Doreen who portryed as women who is  educated one and business women like men. So this is really to our society hence now women are the one's who generate the development process, also the liberal feminism  tries to look on the legal reformations over the men.This is good should be encouraged simply because it lead to the equal participation between men and women.

Radical feminism theory based on the male authorities over women; this means that men dominat women in all aspects of life and authorities of  women are under the men who control them that leads  to humiliation and oppression in the book of Women At Point Zero. Example  we see Firdaus is being oppressed by her husband Sheikh Mahmoud whose life was very strictly to treat his wife Firdaus, that's why she decides to run away from him because lives hopeless  and unknown destination too. While liberal feminism also differ from it basing on the reproduction that all women are able take family care and men must be also responsible to take care of children. This make altering attitude of the men ideology against the women's struggle towards their life. Example on the book of parched Earth by Eliesh Lema we see Doreen discussing on the issue of married selection and birth reproduction that every women has right to do of what has been decided and family care is to both male and female.

Onother difference is that radical feminism theory see that there is no alternative to construct the society in order to achieve their own needs; this seen in book of Women at Point Zero the radical tries to show that in any case of the solving problems towards men can not be considered as ability of the woman as individual to construct the construct the critical and definitely community rather that the men ability.  Example Firdaus herself fails to comply on the process of struggling against men control by attaining different restrictions in her community. This see when she tries to stand alone find her life but go opposite with the exceptions needed to change the life rather than the previous one.  while also liberal feminism Liberal feminism is an individualistic form of feminist theory, which focuses on women's ability to maintain their equality through their own actions and choices. Madiha Mazhar said Its emphasis is on making the legal and political rights of women equal to men. Liberal feminists argue that society holds the false belief that women are, by nature, less intellectually and physically capable than men; thus it tends to discriminate against women in the academy, the forum, and the marketplace. Liberal feminists believe that "female subordination is rooted in a set of customary and legal constraints that blocks women's entrance to and success in the so-called public world". They strive for sexual equality via political and legal reform struggling  for the equality of work especially women are considered as the one who required to perform all activities around the family hourse but not a result looks on equal distribution of work means that those works done by women also may done by the men as a part of obligations distributions in family like Doreen a character from the novel of Parched Earth by Eliesh Lema tries to demonstrate on the issue obligations towards activities.

Also another difference is that radical feminism lies on the self control over men when they have done with in herently and dominating patriarchy system which undermine them. Via the book of Woman at Point Zero we see Fawzy, Sharifa and Firdaus are fighting for themselves against men but they failed to manage and handling the patriarchy system. While liberal feminism theory lies on the issue political aspects like voting.  Example in the book of Parched Earth  Doreen and Rebeka have  been portrayed that are  fighting for the right of freedom of speech and voting where by women to be given a chance to participate as men's do, hence nowday's women are  given  chances to participate for instance, in our country there is special sits of members of parliament in the government, also in community leadership like District commissioner the number is greater compared to the  previous time hence differences between men and women are now thrown out and both have become together to generate development.

Radical feminism deal with the issue of patriarchy ideology, this deal with natural dominance of the woman by considering in the book of Women At Point Zero this proved when Firdaus humiliated by the men within her society While Liberal feminism dealing with setting's of quality of men and women through political and legal reform, in the book of Patched Earth, the author portrayed Doreen as the one who remove the outdated thought of the members in the society by her ability of performing better than his brother Godbless. This is good and society should encourage this liberal feminism hence is the good thing to us.

Generally feminism theory is the good thing to our society of to day hence it encourages people to know the equal rights of women towards men hence both we are the human being however we had different biological. Also liberal feminism should be given more powerful to our society hence it generates development among the members of particular society, while radical feminism should be discouraged hence it hinder the occurrence of development among the society.

References

Heidi.A. (2001) feminist Theories and Anthropology Red Letter Press.

Saadawi .N. (1975) Women At Point Zero, Egypt

 Lema. E. (2001) Parched Earth