C/S/72. The Body's Role in History and Societal Structure: a Tool of Subjectivity and Identity

The paper examines the feminist idea that race within colonial nations mirrors the male and female power and the form of struggle in patriarchal societies. Thee inequalities of the systems that favour men over women are discussed focusing on the equality of rights and the role of the body for women's social identity, with reference to Toni Morrison's "Paradise". An alternative approach within social theory is considered addressing the problems of the state's approach to rape, gender identity within the justice system, etc.