Proletariat: the population operating within the capitalist mode of production that does not own the means of production. Consequently, the proletarian is forced to sell her labor to the owner of capital in order to secure her livelihood. These two forces, proletarian and capitalist, operate in contradiction to each other: the former to [...]
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proletariat
Posted in Marx, capitalism, feminism, gender, oppression on July 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Patriarchy
Posted in capitalism, hierarchy, oppression, patriarchy on July 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A society or system which is ruled or controlled by men. Generally, patriarchy is a system of roles that women do housework and that men work outside and support their family. Patriarchy is a hierarchy in society such as women earn less money than men. Patriarchy is not just formed by men. It has a [...]
feminism
Posted in capitalism, feminism, feminist theory, oppression on July 1, 2007 | 5 Comments »
feminism: a form of resistance against patriarchal domination; the struggle to end sexist oppression.
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