Description
THE PATRIARCHAL LABYRINTH
Book summary
This collective work offers a critical and multidisciplinary analysis of patriarchy as a historical and universal social construction. Far from considering it an immutable entity, the authors unravel its mechanisms of violent hierarchy, both in the family sphere and in society as a whole. The reader will find a review of the past and a commitment to progressive approaches that allow for an understanding of the complexity of the human gender, opening paths to overcome inherited structures.
What is it about?
The book addresses patriarchy not as a fixed ontological reality, but as a long-standing social construct of universal reach. Through a critical lens, it examines how this system imposes a violent hierarchy that is reproduced in the family nucleus and extends to society as a whole. The work proposes a review of the past to understand the roots of this structure, while suggesting progressive alternatives that allow for a deeper understanding of the human gender and its complex power mechanisms, underlining that women are not condemned to repeat history.
Main themes
- Analysis of patriarchy as a historical and universal social construct.
- Violent hierarchy in the family sphere and its extension to society.
- Critical review of the past from a gender perspective.
- Progressive proposals for the understanding and overcoming of the patriarchal system.
- Mechanisms of power and the reproduction of inequalities.
Who is it recommended for?
This work is aimed at students, researchers, and professionals in sociology, anthropology, philosophy, criminology, social work, and political science. It is also of great interest to readers committed to feminist theory, gender studies, and the critical analysis of power structures in contemporary society.
What this book contributes
- A multidisciplinary and critical vision of patriarchy as a historical and social system.
- Conceptual tools to understand violent hierarchy in different spheres.
- A review of the past that allows for the contextualization of current inequalities.
- Progressive perspectives that open paths for reflection and transformative action.
Technical specifications
- Author: AA.VV.
- Publisher: ANTHROPOS EDITORIAL
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: Prose: non-fiction, Philosophy, Society and culture: general, Sociology and anthropology, Social services and welfare, Criminology, Politics and government
- Collection: NONE
- Publication date: Not available
- Number of pages: 238
- Dimensions: Not available
- Weight: 441 g
Editorial assessment
This is a collective work of great utility for those seeking a rigorous and updated analysis of patriarchy from a critical and multidisciplinary perspective. Its approach, which combines historical review with progressive proposals, makes it a valuable resource both for the academic field and for the reader interested in understanding the dynamics of power and inequality in today's society.