Do studies of the social ordering of space show that the exclusion from public spaces is always a problem for women?
Summary :
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The problem of particular sexual share
- Need for domestic knowledge
- Rosaldo's 1974 intuitions
- Empirical analysis
- The quality of women's integration
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
Abstract
It has been unanimously agreed, since Foucault, that power is not an intermittent and isolated force. Rather, the concept manifests itself daily as a continuous network of power struggles exerting on any individual regardless of his status in society, "from the great strategy of geo-politics to the little tactics of the habitat"(1980). As a result, Foucault argues, spatial arrangements do provide an analytical framework for the study of inequalities as valuable as economic or sociological explanations.
In 1974, Michelle Rosaldo was the first to apply such a paradigm to gender stratification. With the publication of her essay, women, culture and society, she depicts a domestic-public dichotomy accounting for the variability of conditions throughout societies: empirically, it appears that the finest the boundary between the domestic and the extra-domestic is, the highest women's status might be (she mentions the Mbuti pygmies as a shining example of that link).
In 1974, Michelle Rosaldo was the first to apply such a paradigm to gender stratification. With the publication of her essay, women, culture and society, she depicts a domestic-public dichotomy accounting for the variability of conditions throughout societies: empirically, it appears that the finest the boundary between the domestic and the extra-domestic is, the highest women's status might be (she mentions the Mbuti pygmies as a shining example of that link).
Latest in the category : Sociology
1
One brain two languages: The advantages and disadvantages of bilingualism
Term papers | 10/05/2009 | en | .doc | 6 pages
Most downloaded in the last 30 days : Sociology
From the same author : Sociology
2
How can corruption occur in a democracy as France? Analysis through the ELF scandal
Term papers | 05/17/2009 | en | .doc | 9 pages
4
Do you think Lister v Hesley Hall [2001] UKHL 22 was correctly decided by the House of Lords?
Term papers | 05/17/2009 | en | .doc | 4 pages
5
Issues of conservation and reconstruction in archaeological sites: The example of the Palace of Minos at Knossos
Term papers | 05/17/2009 | en | .doc | 6 pages
Change Currency
Our guarantee :
How it works?
Quality guaranteed
Refunds
Secure payment
Who are we ?
