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Iris Marion Young (2 January 1949 – 1 August 2006) was an American political theorist and socialist feminist [1] who focused on the nature of justice and social difference. She served as Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and was affiliated with the Center for Gender Studies and the Human Rights program there.
"Throwing like a Girl: A Phenomenology of Feminine Body Comportment Motility and Spatiality" is a 1980 essay by political philosopher and feminist Iris Marion Young which examines differences in feminine and masculine norms of movement in the context of a gendered and embodied phenomenological perspective.
On Female Body Experience: 'Throwing Like a Girl' and Other Essays Inclusion and Democracy is a 2002 book by Iris Marion Young , published by Oxford University Press . [ 1 ] In the book, Young considers democracy in a multicultural society, and recommends paths to more inclusive engagement in democratic politics.
Seriality or serial collectivity is a term that feminist scholar Iris Marion Young used to describe a reconceptualization of the category of woman in her 1994 essay Gender as Seriality. Young borrows the concept of seriality from Sartre's Critique of Dialectical Reason, where he originally developed the idea to describe the relationship of ...
According to Iris Young oppression can be divided into different categories such as powerlessness, exploitation, and violence. [ 37 ] An example of religious powerlessness existed during the 17th century when the Pilgrims , who wanted to escape the rule of the Church of England came to what is now called the United States .
What’s happening. One of the enduring truths of American politics is that women tend to be more liberal than men. A majority of women have supported the Democratic candidate in every ...
Interactive systems theorists Iris Marion Young and Heidi Hartmann believe that patriarchy and capitalism interact together to oppress women. Young, Hartmann, and other socialist and Marxist feminists use the terms patriarchal capitalism or capitalist patriarchy to describe the interactive relationship of capitalism and patriarchy in producing ...
“Political issues relating to racial and social justice can be taught about in a balanced and factual manner, just as pupils are often taught about a range of different views on other topics.”