SOC 2112 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Proletariat, Bourgeoisie

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2112
• Professor: Joseph Sawan

Document Summary

She is considered one of most outspoken individuals regarding women"s rights during the 20th century. She was very aware of the oppression of women occurring within the capitalist society and opposed the patriarchal structure. She took the time to question in order to advance the cause of women"s rights and liberation. Capitalism, patriarchy & the women"s question: she took a marxist approach in terms of women"s question that was distinctively different from the approaches used by other feminists of her time. That become the structure got a massive change before women could retrieve its significance and independence led to their subordination. Capitalism is producing and reproducing class contradictions where they are forced and exploited twice as strongly as their male counterparts. Her analysis of the nature and sources of women oppression lead her to look for a class solution in regard to the emancipation of women. Their rights cannot be achieved while society is organized through private profit matters.