Description
MODERN HEAD, PATRIARCHAL HEART
Book Summary
An incisive analysis of the contradiction that defines our contemporary societies: the coexistence of rational and modern thought with practices that are deeply irrational and unequal based on gender. The author, María Antonia García de León, unveils the disconnect between the head with which we think and the patriarchal heart that still beats in women, men, and society as a whole. Through a lens that combines anthropology, sociology, and feminism, this work presents itself as an essential social test for understanding the resistance to change and the paradoxes of the world we inhabit.
What is it about?
The book addresses the "social schizophrenia" that characterizes current societies, where high doses of rationality and modernity coexist with irrational practices anchored in patriarchy. The author examines how, despite advances in equality and progressive discourse, power structures, gender roles, and behaviors that contradict modern logic persist. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the work analyzes this disconnect in different areas of social life, from institutions to everyday relationships, revealing the contradictions that prevent a true transformation toward equality.
Main themes
- Social schizophrenia between modernity and patriarchy
- Gender inequality as an irrational practice
- Resistance to change in supposedly egalitarian societies
- Sociological and anthropological analysis of contemporary patriarchy
- Paradoxes of feminism and gender theory today
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers interested in feminism, gender theory, sociology, and social anthropology. It is especially useful for students, researchers, professionals in the social and educational fields, as well as anyone who wants to understand the contradictions and challenges of gender equality in the contemporary world. It is also of interest to those seeking a critical and well-founded analysis of the cultural resistance to social change.
What this book offers
- An original and critical perspective on the contradiction between modern discourse and patriarchal practices.
- An interdisciplinary analysis that connects sociology, anthropology, and feminism.
- Conceptual tools to identify and understand the resistance to gender change in today's society.
- A deep reflection on the persistence of inequality despite formal progress.
- A social diagnosis that invites self-awareness and the questioning of our own contradictions.
Technical specifications
- Author: GARCIA DE LEON, MARIA ANTONIA
- Publisher: ANTHROPOS EDITORIAL
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: Literary essays, feminism and feminist theory, social and cultural anthropology, ethnography, social services and welfare, criminology, gender psychology, politics and government
- Collection: NO COLLECTION
- Publication date: January 2012
- Number of pages: 144
- Weight: 265 g
Editorial review
A brief but dense work that lucidly addresses one of the most pressing paradoxes of our time: the persistence of a patriarchal heart in heads that claim to be modern. García de León offers a rigorous and necessary analysis for those seeking to understand why gender equality advances so slowly despite discourse and laws. Her interdisciplinary approach and ability to reveal everyday contradictions make it a valuable read for both specialists and a general public committed to social reflection.