2013, ISBN: 9780745668987

The concept of ´patriarchy´ is one which signals a sharp dividebetween traditions of feminist thought. Sylvia Walby attemptsto conceptualize ´patriarchy´ in a way that takes account not o… More...

The concept of ´patriarchy´ is one which signals a sharp dividebetween traditions of feminist thought. Sylvia Walby attemptsto conceptualize ´patriarchy´ in a way that takes account not onlyof the complexity of relationships of gender, but also of thesubtleties of the interconnections of patriarchy andcapitalism. She rejects those accounts which treat patriarchy as a unified setof relations, or which confine the site of patriarchy to any oneprivileged sphere such as the family. Instead, she elaboratesa novel view of patriarchy as a set of ´relatively autonomousrelations´, the connections between which are spelled out through avariety of detailed case studies. In contrast to many otherviews of ´capitalist patriarchy´, Sylvia Walby characterizes therelationship between capitalism and patriarchy as a relationship,not of harmony and mutual accommodation, but of tension andconflict. This thesis is substantiated through a comparative historicalanalysis of three contrasting areas of employment: cotton textiles,engineering and clerical work. These analyses show the shortcomingsof much conventional literature in sociology, history and economicson women´s employment, which pays insufficient attention to theindependence of patriarchal relations. The book draws uponsociological, historical, economic and geographic materials toargue for an understanding of gender relations in terms of thespecific tensions and compromises between patriarchal andcapitalist relations. Exploring the impact of the state onpatterns of employment and unemployment completes a book rich intheoretical and empirical analysis. Patriarchy at Work will be recognized as a majorcontribution to feminist thought and the social sciences. Patriarchal and Capitalist Relations in Employment, 1800-1984 eBook ePUB 20.05.2013 eBooks>Fremdsprachige eBooks>Englische eBooks>Sach- & Fachthemen>Soziologie, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., .201<

2013, ISBN: 9780745668987

The concept of 'patriarchy' is one which signals a sharp divide between traditions of feminist thought. Sylvia Walby attempts to conceptualize 'patriarchy' in a way that takes account not… More...

The concept of 'patriarchy' is one which signals a sharp divide between traditions of feminist thought. Sylvia Walby attempts to conceptualize 'patriarchy' in a way that takes account not only of the complexity of relationships of gender, but also of the subtleties of the interconnections of patriarchy and capitalism. She rejects those accounts which treat patriarchy as a unified set of relations, or which confine the site of patriarchy to any one privileged sphere such as the family. Instead, she elaborates a novel view of patriarchy as a set of 'relatively autonomous relations', the connections between which are spelled out through a variety of detailed case studies. In contrast to many other views of 'capitalist patriarchy', Sylvia Walby characterizes the relationship between capitalism and patriarchy as a relationship, not of harmony and mutual accommodation, but of tension and conflict. This thesis is substantiated through a comparative historical analysis of three contrasting areas of employment: cotton textiles, engineering and clerical work. These analyses show the shortcomings of much conventional literature in sociology, history and economics on women's employment, which pays insufficient attention to the independence of patriarchal relations. The book draws upon sociological, historical, economic and geographic materials to argue for an understanding of gender relations in terms of the specific tensions and compromises between patriarchal and capitalist relations. Exploring the impact of the state on patterns of employment and unemployment completes a book rich in theoretical and empirical analysis. Patriarchy at Work will be recognized as a major contribution to feminist thought and the social sciences. eBook Sylvia Walby ePUB, John Wiley & Sons, 20.05.2013, John Wiley & Sons, 2013<

2013, ISBN: 9780745668987

The concept of 'patriarchy' is one which signals a sharp divide between traditions of feminist thought. Sylvia Walby attempts to conceptualize 'patriarchy' in a way that takes account not… More...

The concept of 'patriarchy' is one which signals a sharp divide between traditions of feminist thought. Sylvia Walby attempts to conceptualize 'patriarchy' in a way that takes account not only of the complexity of relationships of gender, but also of the subtleties of the interconnections of patriarchy and capitalism. She rejects those accounts which treat patriarchy as a unified set of relations, or which confine the site of patriarchy to any one privileged sphere such as the family. Instead, she elaborates a novel view of patriarchy as a set of 'relatively autonomous relations', the connections between which are spelled out through a variety of detailed case studies. In contrast to many other views of 'capitalist patriarchy', Sylvia Walby characterizes the relationship between capitalism and patriarchy as a relationship, not of harmony and mutual accommodation, but of tension and conflict. This thesis is substantiated through a comparative historical analysis of three contrasting areas of employment: cotton textiles, engineering and clerical work. These analyses show the shortcomings of much conventional literature in sociology, history and economics on women's employment, which pays insufficient attention to the independence of patriarchal relations. The book draws upon sociological, historical, economic and geographic materials to argue for an understanding of gender relations in terms of the specific tensions and compromises between patriarchal and capitalist relations. Exploring the impact of the state on patterns of employment and unemployment completes a book rich in theoretical and empirical analysis. Patriarchy at Work will be recognized as a major contribution to feminist thought and the social sciences. eBook Sylvia Walby 20.05.2013, John Wiley & Sons, John Wiley & Sons<

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