HREQ 1700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Andrea Dworkin, Top Priority, Social Constructionism
30 Nov 2014
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Last class i spoke about ideology, objectivity and difficult knowledge. Quick synopsis of what dominant ideology is it describes the world and prescribes how we should behave accordingly. Using the example of motherhood what feminist sociologists such as andrea dworkin here at york u would call intensive mothering is the social expectation that a woman should make child bearing and rearing the top priority in her life. This as a dominant ideology makes it odd when we see a man pushing a stroller or a women who juggles both childcare responsibilities and professional obligations. If the woman can"t attend a child"s performance due to some work related obligation, the woman is often portrayed as neglectful, self-centered or generally a bad mother. Why don"t you pick me up for lunch, the other mommies do. This dominant ideology of mothering is only one of many dominant knowledges that infuse and inform our behaviour.
