Aalaa Mohasseb Professor Mahdi Tourage Religious Studies 2500F 19 November 2012 Patriarchy and Gender Inequality "I created you from one soul‚ and from that soul I created its mate so that you may live in harmony and love” (Quran 4:2). When distinguishing between the Quran and Western Christian tradition‚ it becomes clear that equality amongst genders is much more prominent in the Quran. This is a result of the influence of Greek misogyny being integrated into Western Christian tradition
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Many feminist argue that patriarchy is the root of gender inequalities in the world. There are many formal definition of the term “patriarchy”‚ in general‚ patriarchy is a social construct in which masculine qualities are valued more than feminine qualities. Traditionally‚ patriarchy is explained in terms of the household. That is‚ a woman is limited to the household tasks‚ and her husband is the head of the house who determines how much freedom the wife has within the house. In this paper I argue
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<center><b>Assess the claim that gender inequalities in the domestic and occupational divisions of labour are best understood with reference to the concept of patriarchy. You should illustrate your answer with reference to a range of feminist perspectives.</b></center> <br> <br><b>Introduction</b> <br>Western female thought through the centuries has identified the relationship between patriarchy and gender as crucial to the women¡¦s subordinate position. For two hundred years‚ patriarchy precluded women from
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Capitalism‚ Racism‚ and Patriarchy A specific targeted attack is needed to dismantle systems of oppression (RACE CLASS AND GENDER) Marxism alone cannot adequately address inequalities of race and gender because it ignores the historical impacts of race and gender As such critical problems will persist Patriarchy is not just a superstructure It is an independent oppressive system which must also be dismantled before true revolution can occur Patriarchal norms will persist in the home (home is
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Wealth is one of the contributors to capitalism‚ but the pure accumulation of wealth is not what is defined to be capitalism. Capitalism‚ for the purposes of this essay‚ will be defined to be the relentless pursuit of not just wealth‚ but profit. One of the significant implications of capitalism is the exploitation of laborers‚ which contributes to the creation of different types of classes‚ including the proletariat. Before the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries in England‚ there was a feudal system
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Radical feminists define patriarchy as a social system in which men appropriate all social roles and keep women in subordinate positions. The society is divided and ruled by men. From this point of view‚ men are the ruling class‚ and women are the subject class. Patriarchal attitudes are bred in the family through the socialization process. The family‚ as a social institution‚ is a brewery for patriarchal practices by socializing the young to accept sexually differentiated roles. Kate Millet
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Gender Inequality Gender Inequality In exploring the essay title‚ it would seem wise to explain the terms “Gender” and “Inequality”. Within this essay‚ “gender” refers to the socially defined differences between men and women. As the word suggests‚ “inequality” means unequal rewards/opportunities for different individuals within a group or groups within a society. Primarily‚ during this essay‚ I intend to exam the causes of gender inequality through biological and socially constructed gender
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at the sociological perspectives on gender inequality in society. The theories of gender include: Functionalist‚ Feminist and Conflict Theories. One will look at these individually later. Following on from that one will examine what sociology has revealed about gender relations in Irish society. One will look at this in relation to education in detail and will also take a short look at employment and politics. Firstly one will look at what gender is. Gender is the word used to describe social
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G674 Patriarchy and gender inequalities Question B: Outline and assess the view that patriarchy is the main cause of gender inequality. (40) Patriarchy being the main cause of gender inequality is a view mostly held by feminists‚ especially radical feminists since they believe that patriarchy in our society is the main reason why women are oppressed and exploited by men. Feminists believe that women are unequal to men‚ and as a result society benefits men whilst exploiting women. They believe
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Gender Inequality To: Ken Cornwell SOCI 1010 From: Anita Schlicher Fall/2012 Paper III Gender Inequality There have been vast changes in women’s rights
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