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Feminist Theory

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This chapter is organized by themes rather than authors. This choice is because feminist theorists conceive sociological theory as a tool to change society by focusing on some issues that block its change.

The text will provide an overview of fourteen feminist theorists: Friedan, Chodorow, Harding, Smith, Butler, de Beauvoir, Rubin, Mitchell, Haraway, bell hooks, Patricia Hill Collins, Davis, Crenshaw, and de Lauretis.

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Orsini, A. (2024). Feminist Theory. In: Sociological Theory. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52539-1_15

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