SOC 145 Lecture Notes - Marxist Feminism, Liberal Feminism, Androcentrism
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Subtle advantages: the perks of being male in society are not always obvious and are not consciously sought out by males, men are receivers of subtle unrecognized benefits in a patriarchal world. Heteronormativity: heteronormativity is the assumption that proper gender roles are accompanied by. Liberal feminism sees inequality as a problem that can be fixed using the existing (legal or legislative) means available in society: marxist feminism locates the cause of inequality in the economy (capitalism) and culture (patriarchy). Soc 145: radical feminism is the most extreme form of feminist. Rather than seeing the advantage males receive in society as subtle, they assert that these are intentional efforts designed by and for men to keep women in their place. Instead, go-go dancers chose this work because they could work part time and make more money than they could at other jobs currently available to them.
