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What are the implications of contemporary feminism for sociological theory? In this volume, leading feminist researchers consider these implications, focusing on: the feminist critique and re-evaluation of existing theories; new concepts and areas of research; interdisciplinary linkages; and the creation of a new sociological paradigm.
Contributors highlight the important feminist theoretical work which has remained outside of sociological theory, and argue for its inclusion into the mainstream. As such this book is a much needed contribution to the literature in sociological theory, and feminist studies.
List of contents
Introduction - Ruth A Wallace
PART ONE: ENLARGING THE HORIZONS OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY
The Dissemination of Feminist Thought - Jessie Bernard
1960-1988
Sociological Theory - Dorothy E Smith
Methods of Writing Patriarchy
Making Gender Visible - Joan Acker
Psychoanalytic Feminism - Edith Kurzweil
Implications for Sociological Theory
PART TWO: CRITIQUE AND RE-EVALUATION OF EXISTING THEORIES
Feminism and the Theories of Talcott Parsons - Miriam M Johnson
Habermas and Feminism - Thomas Meisenhelder
The Future of Critical Theory
PART THREE: EMERGING FEMINIST THEORIES
Gender Equality - Janet Saltzman Chafetz
Toward a Theory of Change
Toward a Feminist Theory of Development - Rae Lesser Blumberg
Reflections on Feminist Theory - Rose Laub Coser
Summary
What are the implications of contemporary feminism for sociological theory? This title considers these implications, focusing on: the feminist critique and re-evaluation of existing theories; concepts and areas of research; interdisciplinary linkages; and the creation of a sociological paradigm.
