Given that feminism is apparently about the social and economic "equality" of a supposedly disenfranchised group, which is the central theme of Marxism, is it correct to say that feminism is just an extension of Marxism? If not, how does it differ?
2007-11-26 04:29:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
kent_shakespear: Read some US history.
2007-11-26 04:41:00 · update #1
My 'take' on feminism is that it is like witchcraft. Witches try to control things.....and feminsts surely try to control men.
2007-11-26 04:33:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 6⤋
I would argue the reverse is true in a way. When we think of Marxism we generally think of the working class seizing power, expropriating property from the exploiters and sharing it in common.
Feminism is the fight for gender equality, which is a basic bourgeois democratic demand.
However, as bourgeois society is unable to reconcile the exploitation of the majority of the population by a minority with full democratic rights for everyone, it becomes possible to achieve full gender equality only by replacing the current order of things on a fundamental level.
Modern feminism has been heavily influenced by Marxism, although most of the leading currents these days are pretty far from Marxism.
2007-11-28 10:34:25 · answer #2 · answered by coolrockboy380 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Feminism developed out of wider movements for universal suffrage, appealing to the same principles of the Enlightenment as those upon which the US Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Gettysburg Address were based.
Some contemporary feminist theory draws on a hybrid of social science and political ideology called Critical Theory, which has Marxist origins. And some feminists openly identify as Marxists. But these are movements within feminism, not representative of feminism as a whole.
2007-11-26 04:37:54 · answer #3 · answered by Gnu Diddy! 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Ask ten different "feminists" what it is and you will get 10 different answers. Feminism is different things to different people. However, as to being like Marxism, that was primarily based on economics and not the sex of a person alone. Marxism sucks. Feminism I can live with if its not too outrageous.
2007-11-26 04:36:57 · answer #4 · answered by Paul Hxyz 7 · 6⤊ 2⤋
Marxism is an economic theory. Feminism is a social theory.
2007-11-26 04:54:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
by that logic, Thomas Jefferson was a Marxist... "all men are created equal."
by that logic, one-person, one-vote is Marxist.
by that logic, free speech is Marxist.
how does it differ? Feminism is not about installing any form of economic or political model, only to advocate for balance and fairness.
2007-11-26 04:37:12 · answer #6 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
By "equality," feminism refers to sameness of opportunity, not sameness of outcome (although, I must admit, gender-based quotas supported by some feminists haven't been conducive to this). The main economic theme of feminism is mixed-capitalism. We support the idea of people making money, as long as the best interests of the whole of society are respected.
2007-11-26 04:34:05 · answer #7 · answered by Rio Madeira 7 · 8⤊ 4⤋
There is a 'wing' that is, but mainstream feminism no. I'm not going to do all your homework for you but try the Stanford online Encyclopedia of Philsophy.
2007-11-26 11:55:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋