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S/S/250. Feminist critique of 'malestream sociology': is it justified?

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2010
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The paper looks at the changes within sociology that led to the rise of feminism in recent decades. The history of feminism is examined with the focus on the British feminism of the 1970-1980s. The ideas of Durkheim and Karl Marx about female social identity are reviewed and compared to the feminist sociology indicating the differences between feminist theories.

 

KEYWORDS: feminist sociology, British feminism, division of labour, gender,