Problem:
Begin by posting answers (in a single reply) to all questions listed below: What might Gilman think about the status of women in the contemporary U.S.? What, if any, evidence of the sexuo-economic relation might she find? Where might she see societal evidence of excessive sex distinction? In answering the questions, please apply her specific definitions of the sexuo-economic relation (i.e., women being economically dependent on men for their survival) and excessive sex distinction (i.e., socially constructing and exaggerating gender differences). One implication of Cooper's work is that sociology is best written from the standpoint of the oppressed. What is the logic behind this argument? If her argument is true, then what does that imply about the depth of sociological understanding that has been achieved to date? This question should lead you to think about whose perspectives have had the most historical impact in shaping what has constituted sociological knowledge. Applying the ideas of Wells to your own experience, what are some examples of how gender, race, and socioeconomic class interact to affect your social experiences? What are some examples that illustrate a "pathological relation between difference and power" on a college campus? Think broadly about the politicization of difference that goes on between students, between students and faculty, faculty and administration, students and administration, etc. Need Assignment Help?