SOC334 Study Guide - Talcott Parsons, Shulamith Firestone, Premarital Sex
7 Mar 2014
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Feminist theories: history of feminist thought, the marxian tradition, scientific objectivity. Binary of dominating and dominated, submissing, et al. Patriarchy kind of outdated term because it presupposes a binary A form of social organization whereby cultural and institutional beliefs and patterns accept, support, and reproduce the domination of women. In shades of grey women are actively submissive through their reproduction in work and biology. this perpetuates patriarchy. patriarchal systems contribute to the social, cultural, and economic superiority or hegemony of men. Sociology points out how society reifies patriarchy. Social institutions and commonly held cultural beliefs. This idea that women were weaker because of their lower muscle mass and height etc. Mary wollstonecraft among the first to argue for women"s equality. proto feminist. Thoughts on education of daughters (1787) women aren"t less intelligent, they are less educated. it is not biological, it is social and political. (she still thought women"s education should be different and more fulfill their social roles)
