SOC 2700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Patricia Arquette, Marxist Feminism, Gender Inequality

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2700
• Professor: Stephanie Howells

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1: females participate in property crimes than in violent crimes, males participate in property crime and violent crime . Intersectionality: anything that is different from the norms of society, they are not accepted. It is the belief that oppressions are interlinked and cannot be solved alone. We should include all aspects of viewing issues. If we just focus on one, we become. Closed" and are unable to have a holistic understanding of the situation and the actions of the individuals. Liberal feminists: tamest of the feminist groups, believe in meritocracy if you work hard for something you deserve to be rewarded with that goal. It is possible to work within the system to change how things work: believe that women deserve equal treatment within the criminal justice system. Argue that a broader form of revolution is necessary for change: gender inequality is rooted in class inequality; gender is second to class.