SOSC 1350 Lecture 3: gender and law - Lecture 3

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1350
• Professor: Reese Simpkins

Document Summary

Lecture 3 thinking about gender and race in socio-legal studies. Many kinds of feminism some disagree with each other. 5 kinds of feminism make up legal feminism: liberal. State neutral arbiter primarily in the public sphere. Private sphere should be free from the state. Individuals are all basically the same no difference between man and women (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s inequality = accident bad (sexist) laws result of biology assumptions socialization of (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) i(cid:374)to fe(cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:374)e se(cid:454) roles as (cid:858)(cid:272)aregi(cid:448)ers(cid:859) Laws portrayal as primary instrument of achieving equality. No revolutionary transformation just tweaking of existing system emphasis on gradual change: radical. Patriarchy (society led by men) : system through which men maintain dominance over men. Women are subordinated to men all throughout time. Violence = key of maintaining patriarchy (cid:272)o(cid:374)trol o(cid:448)er (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s se(cid:454)ualit(cid:455) Hierarchy men on top, women on the bottom state/law/patriarchy male protection.