Theorizing Patriarchy by Sylvia Walby (English) Paperback Book

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Sylvia Walby provides an overview of recent theoretical debates -- Marxism, radical and liberal feminism, post--structuralism and dual systems theory. She shows how each can be applied to a range of substantive topics from paid work, housework and the state, to culture, sexuality and violence, relying on the most up--to--date empirical findings.

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Sylvia Walby provides an overview of recent theoretical debates - Marxism, radical and liberal feminism, post-structuralism and dual systems theory. She shows how each can be applied to a range of substantive topics from paid work, housework and the state, to culture, sexuality and violence, relying on the most up-to-date empirical findings. Arguing that patriarchy has been vigorously adaptable to the changes in women's position, and that some of women's hard-won social gains have been transformed into new traps, Walby proposes a combination of class analysis with radical feminist theory to explain gender relations in terms of both patriarchal and capitalist structure.

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Sylvia Walby provides an overview of recent theoretical debates - Marxism, radical and liberal feminism, post-structuralism and dual systems theory. She shows how each can be applied to a range of substantive topics from paid work, housework and the state, to culture, sexuality and violence, relying on the most up-to-date empirical findings. Arguing that patriarchy has been vigorously adaptable to the changes in women's position, and that some of women's hard-won social gains have been transformed into new traps, Walby proposes a combination of class analysis with radical feminist theory to explain gender relations in terms of both patriarchal and capitalist structure.

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Sylvia Walby provides an overview of recent theoretical debates - Marxism, radical and liberal feminism, post-structuralism and dual systems theory. She shows how each can be applied to a range of substantive topics from paid work, housework and the state, to culture, sexuality and violence, relying on the most up-to-date empirical findings. Arguing that patriarchy has been vigorously adaptable to the changes in women's position, and that some of women's hard-won social gains have been transformed into new traps, Walby proposes a combination of class analysis with radical feminist theory to explain gender relations in terms of both patriarchal and capitalist structure.

Author Biography

Sylvia Walby has been involved in developing Women's Studies courses nationally and in Europe, and is founding Director of Women's Studies Research Centre at Lancaster. She is the author of several books.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures. 1. Introduction. 2. Paid Work. 3. Household Production. 4. Culture. 5. Sexuality. 6. Violence. 7. State. 8. From Private to Public Patriarchy. Footnotes. Bibliography.

Review

"Walby offers a powerful and stimulating demonstration of the centrality of patriarchy to social structure and historical analysis." Gillian Rose, Queen Mary College, London "Sylvia Walby has undoubtedly broken the stalemate in theorizing about patriarchy." Mary Maynard, University of York

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Sylvia Walby provides an overview of recent theoretical debates - Marxism, radical and liberal feminism, post-structuralism and dual systems theory. She shows how each can be applied to a range of substantive topics from paid work, housework and the state, to culture, sexuality and violence, relying on the most up-to-date empirical findings. Arguing that patriarchy has been vigorously adaptable to the changes in womens position, and that some of womens hard-won social gains have been transformed into new traps, Walby proposes a combination of class analysis with radical feminist theory to explain gender relations in terms of both patriarchal and capitalist structure.

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"Walby offers a powerful and stimulating demonstration of the centrality of patriarchy to social structure and historical analysis." Gillian Rose, Queen Mary College, London "Sylvia Walby has undoubtedly broken the stalemate in theorizing about patriarchy." Mary Maynard, University of York

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"Walby offers a powerful and stimulating demonstration of the centrality of patriarchy to social structure and historical analysis." Gillian Rose, Queen Mary College, London"Sylvia Walby has undoubtedly broken the stalemate in theorizing about patriarchy." Mary Maynard, University of York

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Original theory about how to theorize women's changing position in societyComprehensive overview of recent debatesUp-to-date empirical data of women's position in society.

Details ISBN0631147691 Author Sylvia Walby Short Title THEORIZING PATRIARCHY Language English ISBN-10 0631147691 ISBN-13 9780631147695 Media Book Format Paperback Residence ENK Affiliation University of Leeds Lancaster University and UNESCO Chair in Gender Re Edition 1st DOI 10.1604/9780631147695 UK Release Date 1990-01-04 NZ Release Date 1990-01-04 US Release Date 1990-01-04 Pages 240 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Year 1990 Publication Date 1990-01-04 Imprint Wiley-Blackwell Place of Publication Hoboken DEWEY 305.420941 Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 1990-01-03 Country of Publication United Kingdom We've got this

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