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K některým strategiím feministické politiky: dekonstrukce rodové/genderové symboliky
On Some Strategies of Feminist Politics. The Deconstruction of Gender Symbolism
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Abstract Offers four strategies of deconstructing gender symbolism, one of the methods & goals of contemporary feminist theory & practice - politics. (1) Lesbianism denaturalizes the institutions of 'compulsory heterosexuality.' (2) One can question the belief that sexual violence is the natural expression o... view more
Offers four strategies of deconstructing gender symbolism, one of the methods & goals of contemporary feminist theory & practice - politics. (1) Lesbianism denaturalizes the institutions of 'compulsory heterosexuality.' (2) One can question the belief that sexual violence is the natural expression of male aggression, & women are men's victims. A better strategy seems to be to take the violence as a discursive matter that can be redescribed. If the narrative about successful resistance prevails over the narrative of woman as a natural victim, the aggressor's expectations can be changed. (3) Beauty discourses lead women to be weak, unable to resist violence, & susceptible to mental diseases like anorexia. (4) Maternity discourses associate women with maternity & see a woman's body as the subject of necessary control by the psychomedical sciences. They form an idea of woman's nature that is invariable & unchangeable. This notion is questioned by feminism as a serious limit on women's agency.... view less
Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Free Keywords
Deconstruction; Sex Role Orientations; Sex Stereotypes; Lesbianism; Sexual Assault; Body Image; Mothers; Discourse; Resistance; Opposite Sex Relations; Medical Model
Document language
Czech
Publication Year
2002
Page/Pages
p. 593-606
Journal
Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, 38 (2002) 5
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications