SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Harriet Martineau, Friedrich Engels, Maoism
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Political movements vs. perspectives: theorists should not be conflated with political movements, also, theorists influence but do not control sociological perspectives. Example: a conflict perspective is greatly influenced by marx and marxism, yet not all conflict theorists are marxists. Also, marx would be highly skeptical to many contemporary manifestations of marxism: Yet, many contemporary leftist movements focus on social justice and equality. Liberty and emancipation is not equal to justice and equality. The sociology of gender and sexuality: biological view, sociological view. The founding figures of sociology largely ignored gender and sexuality. Frederick engels: thought female oppression was caused by their position within the economic system. Harriet martineau (1802-1876): often considered the first female sociologist. Studied a number of things, especially gender inequality. Today, gender have become mainstream in sociology. Many gender classes in sociology here at mcgill. Popular views: sex and gender are used interchangeably, synonyms. Academic view: refer to very different things.
