SOC 103 Lecture Notes - Emily Murphy, Emily Stowe, Socialist Feminism
15 Sep 2012
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August 8, 2012: the separation of the public and private spheres. Different from what we talked about when we talked about the public and private sector for the state. Childbirth was one of the biggest killers of women until the 1950s. Everyone used to work from home, so even though men had higher statuses, the work of women was still recognized. Men would go out and work while women would stay home, which meant that women"s work wasn"t recognized anymore. The public sphere is looked at as the place of work. Becomes the male sphere because they are seeking out paid work bread winner. The private sphere is looked at leisurely work, domestic work, and rendered invisible since you don"t get paid to do it becomes women sphere. It is expected to happen and the only time it is recognized is when it doesn"t happen: biological determinist theories of gender freud.
