From Patriarchy to Composite Gender Arrangements? Theorizing the Historicity of Social Relations of Gender
Language
en
Article de revue
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Social Politics. 2018, vol. 25, n° 3, p. 317-336
Oxford University Press (OUP)
English Abstract
While the concept of patriarchy is useful to describe gender as a power relation that shapes social reality, it becomes problematic when it defines gender as structural male dominance irrespective of historical changes. ...Read more >
While the concept of patriarchy is useful to describe gender as a power relation that shapes social reality, it becomes problematic when it defines gender as structural male dominance irrespective of historical changes. The concept of “gender arrangement” instead defines patriarchy as a specific kind of historical gender arrangement, where the asymmetry between masculinity and femininity is considered both legitimate and necessary. From this combinatory model, this article explores the growing contemporary contradictions of gender asymmetry. In both the Global North and the Global South, these tensions lead to composite gender arrangements, from patriarchy in crisis to post-patriarchy in crisis.Read less <
English Keywords
Social sciences
Patriarchy
Gender relations
Origin
Hal imported