Natural women, cultured men : a feminist perspective on sociological theory / R.A. Sydie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sydie, R. A. (Rosalind Ann), 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology.

Feminism.

Sexism.

Sex role.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the work of the classical social theorists -- Durkheim, Weber, Marx, Engels and Freud -- from a feminist perspective. The focus is on the theoretical approach adopted by each theorist in his examination of the nature of human nature and, more specifically, the nature of sex relationships. In general, the dichotomized, hierarchical view of sex relationships common to each of the theorists forms the framework for the discussions and critiques. More recent critical commentaries by feminists are included, as well as a brief exegesis on sociobiology as representative of many of the views found in the work of the five sociological 'fathers'. The concluding remarks consider suggestions for the direction of a feminist social theory.

Contents:

Intro; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1: SOCIETY/SOCIOLOGY; CHAPTER 2: DURKHEIM'S ""SCIENCE"" OF SOCIOLOGY AND SEXROLE DIFFERENCES; CHAPTER 3: WEBER, PATRIARCHY AND POWER; CHAPTER 4: MARX AND ENGELS: SOCIAL CLASS AND THE ""WOMAN QUESTION""; CHAPTER 5: IDEOLOGY, BIOLOGY AND FREUD; CHAPTER 6: NATURE/NURTURE: THE SOCIOLOGICAL FATHERS AND THEIR SOCIOBIOLOGICAL DESCENDANTS; CHAPTER 7: FEMINISM AND SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY ; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Social Solidarity; Suicide; The Dualism of Human Nature; The Subject of Method of Sociology; Ideal Types; Patriarchy; Traditional Domination

The Types Reconsidered; Social Class; Marx and Engels on the Family; The Domestic Labour Debate; Capitalism, Patriarchy and Social Class; Summary; Sigmund Freud, Biology and Sex Differences; Some Early Dissenters; Simone de Beauvoir and The Second Sex; Recent Feminist Reformulations; Nature/Nurture and Power/Patriarchy; Partial Perspectives; Sociobiology; Debunking Science; Feminist Reconstructions ; Patrimonialism; Feudalism; Biology and the Composition of the Family; The Family and Class; Women's Labour: Housework; Women's Labour: Reproduction and Socialization; Shulamith Firestone: Rewriting Freud and Marx; Sherry Ortner, Nancy Chodorow and Dorothy Dinnerstein: Reconsidering Motherhood; Mary O'Brien: Reconceptualizing Reproduction

Notes:

Includes bibliography: p. 247-258 and index.

ISBN:

1-283-22492-5

9786613224927

0-7748-5305-0

OCLC:

923442649