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Feminism and Sociological Theory
Edited by:
- Ruth A. Wallace - History, George Washington University
December 1989 | 216 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
What are the implications of contemporary feminism for sociological theory? In this volume, leading feminist researchers consider these implications, focusing on: the feminist critique and re-evaluation of existing theories; new concepts and areas of research; interdisciplinary linkages; and the creation of a new sociological paradigm.
Contributors highlight the important feminist theoretical work which has remained outside of sociological theory, and argue for its inclusion into the mainstream. As such this book is a much needed contribution to the literature in sociological theory, and feminist studies.
Ruth A Wallace
Introduction
PART ONE: ENLARGING THE HORIZONS OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY
Jessie Bernard
The Dissemination of Feminist Thought
Dorothy E Smith
Sociological Theory
Joan Acker
Making Gender Visible
Edith Kurzweil
Psychoanalytic Feminism
PART TWO: CRITIQUE AND RE-EVALUATION OF EXISTING THEORIES
Miriam M Johnson
Feminism and the Theories of Talcott Parsons
Thomas Meisenhelder
Habermas and Feminism
PART THREE: EMERGING FEMINIST THEORIES
Janet Saltzman Chafetz
Gender Equality
Rae Lesser Blumberg
Toward a Feminist Theory of Development
Rose Laub Coser
Reflections on Feminist Theory