Femininity and Domination - Studies in the Phenomenology of Oppression

Bartky draws on the experience of daily life to unmask the many disguises by which intimations of inferiority are visited upon women. She critiques both the male bias of current theory and the debilitating dominion held by notions of "proper femininity" over women and their bodies in patriarchal culture.

Sommario

Introduction 1. Toward a Phenomenology of Feminist Consciousness 2. On Psychological Oppression 3. Narcissism, Femininity, and Alienation 4. Feminine Masochism and the Politics of Personal Transformation 5. Foucault, Femininity, and the Modernization of Patriarchal Power 6. Shame and Gender 7. Feeding Egos and Tending Wounds: Deference and Disaffection in Women's Emotional Labor

Info autore

Sandra Lee Bartky is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

Riassunto

Draws on the experience of daily life to unmask the many disguises by which intimations of inferiority are visited upon women. This book critiques both the male bias of theory and the debilitating dominion held by notions of "proper femininity" over women and their bodies in patriarchal culture.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sandra Lee Bartky, Bartky Sandra Lee
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 20.11.1990
• EAN: 9780415901864
• ISBN: 978-0-415-90186-4
• Pagine: 156
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 1 mm
• Peso: 226 g
• Serie: Thinking Gender
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; PHILOSOPHY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, PERFORMING ARTS / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups