Given the importance of family relationships in most women’s lives it is not surprising that ‘the... more Given the importance of family relationships in most women’s lives it is not surprising that ‘the family’ has occupied a central place in feminist theory and research. Various aspects of family life have been identified as crucial to an understanding of women’s subordination. Some feminists have emphasised male violence and men’s control over women’s sexuality and reproduction; others have looked at the economics of domestic labour and have discussed the contribution it makes to capitalism or the extent to which men benefit from it; still others have concentrated on the familial relationships which shape the construction of masculinity and femininity; many more have examined the state regulation of family life. These issues have proved highly contentious. Indeed, the major debates between feminists on the interrelationship between patriarchy and capitalism have often been fought on the terrain of ‘the family’. Recent discussions of differences among women in terms of class, ‘race’, ethnicity and sexuality have raised new questions for feminist analyses of family life.
99 Chapter 9 Love, Social Change and Everyday Heterosexuality Stevi Jackson Introduction Feminist... more 99 Chapter 9 Love, Social Change and Everyday Heterosexuality Stevi Jackson Introduction Feminists have long been critical of romantic love as absorbing a dis-proportionate amount of women's energies, as restricting the scope of their social lives ... Bristol: Falling Wall Press. ...
Synopsis-Rape is conventionally viewed as an abnormal or deviant act but, when placed within the ... more Synopsis-Rape is conventionally viewed as an abnormal or deviant act but, when placed within the context of 'normal' patterns of sexual interaction in our society, it seems less of an aberration and more an extension or exaggeration of conventional sexual relations. Sexual behaviour is governed by 'scripts' which provide a vocabulary of motives relevant to sexual situations and guides for action within them. These scripts also provide, in a variety of ways, for the occurrence of rape. since implicit in them are 'techniques of neutralization' which a rapist may use to justify his actions in advance and which therefore serve to motivate him. If, rather than looking for individual motives for rape, attention is focused on the social sources of such motives, rape may be seen as a social rather than a psychological problem. Using sociological conceptions of scripts, motives and neutralization, it is argued that rape is a product of the sexual divisions of our society, of everyday preconceptions of male and female sexuality, and of the power differentials these entail.
This chapter charts the engagement between Marxism and feminism from the early 1970s to the mid-1... more This chapter charts the engagement between Marxism and feminism from the early 1970s to the mid-1990s, outlining the major feminist perspectives on Marxism to emerge during this time. In the early part of this period Marxism was central to feminist debates, but it has since become far less prominent. In part its declining significance is attributable to the difficulties of welding feminism to Marxism, but this trend also reflects shifts in feminism — and social theory more generally — away from materialist analysis. However, while Marxist feminism as such is less influential than it once was, there is still a vigorous materialist current within feminism which owes much to Marxist methods of analysis.
Given the importance of family relationships in most women’s lives it is not surprising that ‘the... more Given the importance of family relationships in most women’s lives it is not surprising that ‘the family’ has occupied a central place in feminist theory and research. Various aspects of family life have been identified as crucial to an understanding of women’s subordination. Some feminists have emphasised male violence and men’s control over women’s sexuality and reproduction; others have looked at the economics of domestic labour and have discussed the contribution it makes to capitalism or the extent to which men benefit from it; still others have concentrated on the familial relationships which shape the construction of masculinity and femininity; many more have examined the state regulation of family life. These issues have proved highly contentious. Indeed, the major debates between feminists on the interrelationship between patriarchy and capitalism have often been fought on the terrain of ‘the family’. Recent discussions of differences among women in terms of class, ‘race’, ethnicity and sexuality have raised new questions for feminist analyses of family life.
99 Chapter 9 Love, Social Change and Everyday Heterosexuality Stevi Jackson Introduction Feminist... more 99 Chapter 9 Love, Social Change and Everyday Heterosexuality Stevi Jackson Introduction Feminists have long been critical of romantic love as absorbing a dis-proportionate amount of women's energies, as restricting the scope of their social lives ... Bristol: Falling Wall Press. ...
Synopsis-Rape is conventionally viewed as an abnormal or deviant act but, when placed within the ... more Synopsis-Rape is conventionally viewed as an abnormal or deviant act but, when placed within the context of 'normal' patterns of sexual interaction in our society, it seems less of an aberration and more an extension or exaggeration of conventional sexual relations. Sexual behaviour is governed by 'scripts' which provide a vocabulary of motives relevant to sexual situations and guides for action within them. These scripts also provide, in a variety of ways, for the occurrence of rape. since implicit in them are 'techniques of neutralization' which a rapist may use to justify his actions in advance and which therefore serve to motivate him. If, rather than looking for individual motives for rape, attention is focused on the social sources of such motives, rape may be seen as a social rather than a psychological problem. Using sociological conceptions of scripts, motives and neutralization, it is argued that rape is a product of the sexual divisions of our society, of everyday preconceptions of male and female sexuality, and of the power differentials these entail.
This chapter charts the engagement between Marxism and feminism from the early 1970s to the mid-1... more This chapter charts the engagement between Marxism and feminism from the early 1970s to the mid-1990s, outlining the major feminist perspectives on Marxism to emerge during this time. In the early part of this period Marxism was central to feminist debates, but it has since become far less prominent. In part its declining significance is attributable to the difficulties of welding feminism to Marxism, but this trend also reflects shifts in feminism — and social theory more generally — away from materialist analysis. However, while Marxist feminism as such is less influential than it once was, there is still a vigorous materialist current within feminism which owes much to Marxist methods of analysis.
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