GEN&SEX 50B Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Feminism, Reading Company, Patriarchy

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Gender, nation, state and citizenship: the public and private divide. A set of expectations and responsibilities to society and state. Individuals make up a society (not as the subjects of a sovereign) And in return are given certain freedoms and rights. All individuals are on equal footing (ideally) The separation of state and civil society. The social contract: in return for protection from others, individuals consent to a contract to obey the rule of law. This ensures them specific rights and imposes upon them specific duties. Sees himself as a whole- one who feels he does not need others to make his identity (independent) The state (government, system of laws, police, military, legislative, judicial and executive branches, regulatory agencies. Civil society (voluntary organizations, religious organizations, charities, private clubs, political parties) Public sphere- the state, the world of commerce, civil society, organizations, outside the home, freedom. Private sphere- the family, the household, the domestic sphere, subordination.

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