Theorizing Patriarchy

by Sylvia Walby

Book Overview

Sylvia Walby provides an overview of recent theoretical debates - Marxism, radical and liberal feminism, post-structuralism and dual systems theory. She shows how each can be applied to a range of substantive topics from paid work, housework and the state, to culture, sexuality and violence, relying on the most up-to-date empirical findings. Arguing that patriarchy has been vigorously adaptable to the changes in women's position, and that some of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631147691
• ISBN13: 9780631147695
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"