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| Maternalism: Maternalism is a socio-political ideology advocating for government or societal involvement in social welfare, often emphasizing maternal or nurturing qualities in governance. It promotes policies supporting the well-being of individuals and families, including healthcare, education, and labor reforms, based on the idea of a nurturing, protective role similar to that of a mother in a family. See also Paternalism, Feminism, Welfare state, Healthcare system, Family, Labour, Equal rights._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Feminism on Maternalism - Dictionary of Arguments
Gaus I 282 Maternalism/Feminism/Mottier: Forceful as (...) criticisms have been, it would be premature to assume the demise of maternal thinking within feminist theory. >Maternalism/Dietz, >Maternalism/Nussbaum. Despite its contested nature, its influence remains felt, particularly in feminist analyses of the welfare state and in ecofeminist thought.* However, current feminist critiques of citizenship tend to engage more explicitly with liberal thought, and to reappropriate critically some of its key elements. >Maternalism/Political philosophy. *Ecofeminism similarly draws upon the idea of women having different dispositions, which can serve as a basis for public morality - in this case, the care for nature with which women have conventionally been associated. In the same way that it is rare nowadays to find feminists who feel comfortable with the much-derided label of essentialism, most ecofeminists also argue that women's traditional association with 'nature' rather than 'culture' can be evaluated positively, while routinely rejecting the charge that this necessarily entails an essentialist position (for example, Sturgeon, 1997)(1). 1. Sturgeon, Noel (1997) Ecofeminist Natures. New York: Routledge. Véronique Mottier 2004. „Feminism and Gender Theory: The Return of the State“. In: Gaus, Gerald F. & Kukathas, Chandran 2004. Handbook of Political Theory. SAGE Publications_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Feminism Gaus I Gerald F. Gaus Chandran Kukathas Handbook of Political Theory London 2004 |
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