Het feministisch debat
Abstract
The feminist debate — The main issue of the present-day feminist movement is the oppression of women. The most favourite explanation for this oppression is the thesis of „male supremacy”, or, „patriarchy”. The theories about women’s oppression and patriarchy, which are common starting-points of modern feminism, are reviewed in part I of The feminist debate. These theories are classified according to the social-philosophical traditions from which they — at least partly — proceed : liberalist, marxist and „critical” explanations for women’s oppression are distinguished. In part II of the article the sociological conditions for the rise of modern feminism are discussed : the changes in the position of woman since the rise of capitalism, the position of woman today, the social movements of the sixties — the hippie movement and the student movement. The feminist debate about oppression and patriarchy, outlined against these historical backgrounds, is critically evaluated in part III of the article.
How to Cite:
Hagendoorn, C., (1980) “Het feministisch debat”, Tijdschrift voor Sociale Wetenschappen 25(3), 244–280. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/tvsw.94767
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