SOC101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Androcentrism, Class Consciousness, Antonio Gramsci
2 Aug 2018
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Contemporary social theories: address power, differences in how power is theorized, but is a major focus. Western marxism: proletariat (working class) would develop common class consciousness and revolt against the bourgeoisie (ruling class, more independent and critical forms than those in dogmatic soviet and chinese regimes. Will & grace tries to challenge heterosexual norms but fails (gay man living with woman, appears as though they are heterosexual) Post structuralist theory: concerned with how knowledge is socially produced, has influenced feminist theory, queer theory, post-colonial theory, and anti-racist theorizing, michel foucault. Identity: our sense of self, that is socially produced, is fluid, and is multiple: understanding of ourselves is always partial and contextual. Identity is constructed through social relations and discourses around gender and sexuality. If every identity is constructed, then no one person"s identity should be the standard by which another is measured. Post-colonial theory: political and cultural effects of colonialism.
