Question

Critically examine the feminist approach to the understanding of social reality.

Answer 1

Fᴇᴍɪɴɪsᴛ sᴏᴄɪᴏʟᴏɢʏ. Fᴇᴍɪɴɪsᴛ sᴏᴄɪᴏʟᴏɢʏ ɪs ᴀ ᴄᴏɴғʟɪᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀᴇᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴘᴇʀsᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴇs ɢᴇɴᴅᴇʀ ɪɴ ɪᴛs ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ, ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ ᴏғ ғᴀᴄᴇ-ᴛᴏ-ғᴀᴄᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇғʟᴇxɪᴠɪᴛʏ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴀ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀᴛ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ. Fᴏᴄᴜsᴇs ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ sᴇxᴜᴀʟ ᴏʀɪᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ʀᴀᴄᴇ, ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ sᴛᴀᴛᴜs, ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ

Answer 2

Feminist sociology. Feminist sociology is a conflict theory and theoretical perspective which observes gender in its relation to power, both at the level of face-to-face interaction and reflexivity within a social structure at large. Focuses include sexual orientation, race, economic status, and nationality.