SOC 502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Abortion-Rights Movements, Betty Friedan, Ron Jeremy
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Sex role theory is not femmminst - None of these theories go together : theories on why male abuse, psychological. Argue the individual, look at individual outside of society. Start with stats (working backwards) argue that something is wrong with men, not society. It"s not masculinity or patriarchy, it is particular men. Ignore the society and factors, or how individual exists with patriarchal structures: social learning. Stats are only based on who reports, is convicted, or charged. Narrow theory, argues the reason you abuse is because you grew up watching father abuse mother. No such thing as rational man, you become your learning environment. Problematic bc people growup in violent situations who are not violent ppol. Theory is limited, it says you have no agency". You have no thought process because you automatically accept and become what you grew up with: male peer support. Radical feminist in 70"s now are at war with this theory.
