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THE SUBORDINATION OF BRITISH WOMEN ‐ SOME CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
Author(s) -
FAHEY WALTER S.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of consumer studies and home economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.775
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1470-6431
pISSN - 0309-3891
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-6431.1983.tb00620.x
Subject(s) - subordination (linguistics) , ideology , patriarchy , sociology , position (finance) , gender studies , economics , political science , politics , law , philosophy , linguistics , finance
We live in an unequal society, half of whose members, women, are thought of as naturally subordinate to and dependent on the other half, men. In spite of considerable advances in the 20th Century, sexist ideology still pervades our everyday lives and women are traditionally subordinate to men in their domestic, work and more general societal roles. What or which are the causal variables in this equation? Is it patriarchy itself which causes the subordination of women in the paid labour market? Is it rather the capitalist mode of production and women's exploited position within this system that is the cause of their economic dependence, and in turn their more general subordination to men? The author considers the subordination of women both historically and in contemporary society.