Femininity and Domination: Studies in the Phenomenology of Oppression (Thinking Gender)

by Sandra Lee Bartky (Author)

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Bartky draws on the experience of daily life to unmask the many disguises by which intimations of inferiority are visited upon women. She critiques both the male bias of current theory and the debilitating dominion held by notions of "proper femininity" over women and their bodies in patriarchal culture.

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This book skillfully exploits the resources of several European philosophical traditions to illuminate aspects of women's subordination that are still too often dismissed as 'merely personal' and 'psychological.'

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Sandra Lee Bartky is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

Series: Thinking Gender
Paperback: 156 pages
Publisher: Routledge (November 22, 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415901863
ISBN-13: 978-0415901864
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May 6, 2016

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Book is a must read for anyone interested in feminism!

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it the kindle version, not very user friendly for my taste.

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Very disappointing as I could have ordered this book locally and fared better. Next time I will do that and not ...

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This soft cover book "Femininity and Domination" by Sandra Lee Bartky was over priced. I expected a hard bound book for that price. Very disappointing as I could have ordered this book locally and fared better. Next time I will do that and not use Amazon. For anything!!

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Ame Hunter

a way of looking at how we're socialized for trouble

May 9, 2000

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There's nothing worse than forced femininity and how it limits a woman's life.This book gets you beyond all the gender bias non-sense and leads you to understand how we got in this mess in the first place and how to change,because humans ARE capable of change and do not have to stay in boundaries which bind their talents,aspirations and individual make up.
Within all humans,there are different degrees of femininity and masculinity and the masculine based way that men are raised,has allowed them not only greater freedom in the world but also greater freedom within,to think strong and be strong,whilst women have been given a limited recipe for life which binds them to a femininity which may not be part of a particular woman's physical or emotional make up..I get the message that women are taught to play a role of false femininity which suffocates their true natures as individuals.

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January 24, 2011

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The overly defensive review that was written by a male does a complete disservice to the brilliance of Bartky's work. Not only has Bartky covered important new territory in understanding gender dynamics, she has done so in a style that is extremely readable. This accessibility is particularly apparent when comparing Bartky's work to Judith Butler's work. Both transformed the way that people understand gender dynamics, but Bartky articulates her insights in a far more accessible way. In closing, I would say that if one wants a useful evaluation of Bartky's work, one should ask a woman about how Bartky's work captures or fails to capture her experience of the world, not a male who's reactionary when confronted with the realities of gender privilege.

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an essential read to help understand human relations

March 29, 1999

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though i first read this book for a class, i have since turned to it many times. ms. bartky has a clear grasp on the dynamics of relations between men and women not only on the basic level of how we treat eachother, but on the intimate level of how we treat ourselves. this is a must read not only for feminists, but for anyone who has ever wondered why men and women are treated differently in our society... why we ARE different, and how we can change or overcome our seeming differences. it may be a bit thick at times on philosophical and sociological language, but the messages come through loud and clear enough so that you don't need to be schooled in either discipline to enjoy it.

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Brett Williams

What's taught in university Women's Studies

January 18, 2004

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The nature of works like Bartky’s are the very definition of religious claims to truth, i.e. claims that cannot be refuted. As feminist theory is an area of study not science, its authors make claims which by making them alone suffice to make them true. Bartky engages in so many suppositions as though they were critically derived conclusions, the reader finds dismissal hard to avoid. For example, Bartky submits without substantiation that all humans are born bisexual. And her support of this claim? Not given. Bartky’s supposition flies in the face of biology and common sense but it does expose her underlying support of social constructivism: the idea all is nurture, there is no nature, society <i>creates</i> boys and girls. Thus, males can be reengineered into more feminine creatures for the “safety” of females. Despite that males of all species tend to be aggressive as dictated by biology, this is a clinical ailment from the perspective of social constructivism, to be expunged through psychological manipulation without regard to consequences. “I argue,” says Bartky, “that sexual fantasy, not just sexual behavior, should be made the object of moral justification.” But who’s to be in charge of thought control? The answer is, Bartky, her comrades at the university, and Congress.

Bartky notes the objectification of women as indication of a sexist, suppressive society. But men are objectified as well, for their wealth, height, intelligence, appearance, items of display from expensive cars to big houses, or lack of these. (The genetic program that drives males of all species to exhibit resources which females look for to support offspring.) Though male oppression is not her topic, does that make society sexist and suppressive of males? Or is society simply a large-scale inflection of biology? Of course behaviors of both genders needs steering, but for Bartky only males are to be bridled, converted into something males can never be. In short, males are The Villain, to be treated as such.

Human nature’s desire to emphasize “us versus them” as a means to unity loses none of its charm with Bartky. Until feminists theorists such as Bartky see themselves as heroic, rather than in terms of our modern currency as victims, they will continue to blame, seek vengeance, and demand certain payments and consideration <i>from others</i>. In America, victim status carries significant rewards, including a freedom from challenge. Consequently, Bartky and so much of Women’s Studies at the university gets a free ride. One effect of Bartky’s work may be net reductions in male/female relations with associated depressions in fertility rate. As the planet doesn’t need more humans, this may be a positive outcome of her program.

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