CRIM 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Susan Brownmiller, Critical Criminology, Hegemonic Masculinity
21 Jul 2016
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Law as an instrument of patriarchy, working to define women"s role in all social spheres. Role of gender relations, and how contradictions regarding genders are reproduced in legal system. Ways in which women are limited by ideology and repressive power of the law. Distinct differences within feminist camp; don"t see eye to eye on a lot of things. Some strands of feminist thought emerged as criticism of other strands. Some try to work within existing system; others say the only way to change things is to change the system. Refers to set of power arrangement that permit males to dominate, oppress and exploit females. Important titles or positions, family properties and money traditionally passed down to male heirs. Involves set of social/power relationship in which males control sexuality o f women and expropriate their labor power. Paternalism: notion that women have to be protected by men because they are incapable of protecting themselves.
