SOC 233 Lecture Notes - Social Fact, Social Forces, Marxist Feminism
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Does not go to explain modern class-based inequalities. See below: marxist view of race/ethnicity. Racism was not prominent in marx"s writings. Class, as a social category, can explain racial inequalities. Racial exploitation is merely one aspect of the problem of the proletarianization of labour. Eg) robert miles black people represent a racialized fragment of the working class; low wages, worse working conditions, longer hours. Note focus is not on race, but on class position within capitalist economy which works hand-in-hand: marxism and gender. The role/status of women is attributable to capitalism. Capitalism gives rise to economic inequality, dependence, political confusion and ultimately unhealthy social relations between men and women. Capitalism is the root of women"s oppression in the current social context. Marxist feminism marx"s category of production leaves out many traditional female activities; category of reproduction. Note women"s subordination is a result of capitalism.
