SOCIOL 1A06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Religious Abuse, Heterosexuality, Male Unemployment

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 1A06
• Professor: Sandra Colavecchia

Document Summary

Inequalities women face are caused by patriarchy (men dominate women) Women exposed to inequalities and in heterosexual relationships ( nancial, sexual, verbal, physical, spiritual abuse, etc. ) Shelters that victims of violence could go to. Reproductive choice for women (ex. access to contraception and legal/medically safe abortions) Patriarchy - not all men dominate all women. Not all heterosexual relationships are exploitive to women. Doesn"t pay enough attention to public sphere. Marxist: how women"s unpaid labour supports capitalism. Primary source of women"s oppression is capitalism. Socialist: capitalism (marxist theory) and patriarchy (radical theory) are the problems. Include same key criticisms of both theories. Need to include experiences of all women, especially women who have historically been marginalized (women of colour, working class, poor, elderly, disabled, etc. ) Biological: women more likely to be victimized by men because they are physically stronger. Psychological: mental illness and sexual grati cation cause of violence.