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  3. Two modes of argumentations have been used on behalf of women’s emancipation in Western societies. Arguments in what could be ca

Two modes of argumentations have been used on behalf of women’s emancipation in Western societies. Arguments in what could be ca

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问题     Two modes of argumentations have been used on behalf of women’s emancipation in Western societies. Arguments in what could be called the "relational" feminist tradition maintain the doctrine of "equality in difference" or equity as distinct from equality. They posit that biological distinctions between the sexes result in a necessary sexual division of labor in the family and throughout society and that women’s pro-creative labor is currently undervalued by society, to the disadvantage of women. By contrast, the individualist feminist tradition emphasizes individual human rights and celebrates women’s quest for personal autonomy, while downplaying the importance of gender roles and minimizing discussion of childbearing and its attendant responsibilities.
    Before the late nineteenth century, these views coexisted within the feminist movement, often within the writings of the same individual. Between 1890 and 1920, however, relational feminism, which had been the dominant strain in feminists, lost ground in England and the United States. Because the concept of individual rights was already well established in the Anglo-Saxon legal and political tradition, individualist feminism came to predominate in English-speaking countries. At the same time, the goals of the two approaches began to seem increasingly irreconcilable. Individualist feminists began to advocate a totally gender-blind system with equal rights for all. Relational feminists, while agreeing that equal educational and economic opportunities outside the home should be available for all women, continued to emphasize women’s special contributions to society as homemakers and mothers; they demanded special treatment for women, including protective legislation for women workers, state-sponsored maternity benefits, and paid compensation for housework.
    Relational arguments have a major pitfall: because they underline women’s physiological and psychological distinctiveness, they are often appropriated by political adversaries and used to endorse male privilege. But the individualist approach, by attacking gender roles, denying the significance of physiological difference, and condemning existing familial institutions as hopelessly patriarchal, has often simply treated as irrelevant the family roles important to many women. If the individualist framework, with its claim for women’s autonomy, could be harmonized with the family-oriented concerns of relational feminists, a more fruitful model for contemporary feminist politics could emerge.
According to the passage, relational feminists and individualist feminists agree that________.
选项 A、individual human rights take precedence over most other social claims
B、the same educational and economic opportunities should be available to both sexes
C、laws guaranteeing equal treatment for all citizens regardless of gender should be passed
D、a greater degree of social awareness concerning the importance of motherhood would be beneficial to society
答案B
解析 事实细节题。第二段最后两句提到，“个人女权主义”倡导男女享有一切平等权利，“关系女权主义”认为男女应当享有平等的受教育和工作机会。由此可知，在有关受教育和工作机会的问题上，二者的观点是一致的，B项正确，故为答案。由第二段最后一句可知，D项“提高社会对母性的认识有益于社会”属于“关系女权主义”的主张。A、C两项未提及，故也排除。
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