The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarchal Legacy"The Gender Knot," Allan Johnson's response to the pain and confusion that men and women experience by living with gender inequality, explains what patriarchy is and isn't, how it works, and what gets in the way of understanding and doing something about it. Johnson's simple yet powerful approach avoids the paralyzing trap of guilt, blame, anger, and defensive denial that often result from conversations about gender. He shows how we all participate in an oppressive system we didn't create and how each of us can contribute towards its dissolution. He argues persuasively that something much better is possible and that our individual choices matter more than we can ever know. This revised, and updated edition features expanded discussions of: * the core characteristics of patriarchy and its power as a social system * the relationship between individuals and social systems * men's movement assessments of patriarchy and gender inequality * keyOCoand controversialOCoterms such as sexism, privilege, and political correctness" |
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User Review - Jessica - GoodreadsRepetaive in parts but good Read full review
This is essentially directly in response to the other review for this book. It is definitely true that this book is not an easy read: while I'm a passionate feminist and was generally stimulated by many of the ideas put forth in the book, I was often still mentally numb after particular passages, in which it felt more like he was simply trying to cover an idea from every possible angle than actually present new information. You may find your mind drifting at times but know that all of the ideas presented in this book are at the very least a fascinating deconstruction of patriarchy and feminism.
While it is true that many of the points are not testable, they are observable. That's just sort of the nature of the beast when it comes to sociology. They are substantiated by the world around us, and how they apply to observable social phenomena.
Contents
| 1 | |
Patriarchy the System An It Not a He a Them or an Us | 25 |
Why Patriarchy? | 49 |
Ideology Myth and Magic Femininity Masculinity and Gender Roles | 76 |
Feminists and Feminism | 97 |
Thinking about Patriarchy War Sex and Work | 131 |
What Patriarchy? | 152 |
It Must Be Women | 176 |
Shame Guilt and Responsibility | 205 |
Unraveling the Gender Knot | 222 |
Resources for Unraveling the Knot | 243 |
Notes | 257 |
Index | 281 |
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| Title | The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarchal Legacy |
| Author | Allan G. Johnson |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Temple University Press, 2005 |
| ISBN | 1592133843, 9781592133840 |
| Length | 305 pages |
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