In the sequel to our sleeper hit which prompted a few to ask “Where are the women?” we decided to take matters seriously and address the blatant (but unintentional) inequalities.
The fact that the big four classical theorists in sociology were all men is telling. Although social theorist Harriet Martineau was writing before Durkeim and Weber were even born, those were dark times for egalitarianism. Even up to the 40s or 50s, when the likes of Beauvoir started writing, a woman’s objective was still to marry into a good family. There were huge constraints on education, and Beauvoir herself caused conflict within her family when she wanted to become a teacher rather than marry.
We challenge anyone to question the intellect of the second sex after reading all of these following. [Note: i) sharing does not imply endorsement, ii) while some of the following are not typically labeled sociologists, their efforts in contributing to the scientific study of society renders them worthy.]
Ayn Rand (1957), Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand (1943), The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand (1964), The Virtue of Selflessness
Hannah Arendt (1958), The Human Condition
Hannah Arendt, The Portable Hannah Arendt
Judith Butler (1987), Subjects of Desire
Judith Butler (1997), The Psychic Life of Power
Judith Butler, Critical Thinker
Julia Kristeva (1993), Proust and the Sense of Time
Julia Kristeva (2001), The Feminine and the Sacred
Luce Irigaray (2000), Democracy Begins Between Two
Luce Irigaray (1985), Speculum of the Other Woman
Luce Irigaray (1985), This Sex Which is Not One
Mary Douglas (1966) - Purity and Danger
Naomi Klein (2000), No Logo
Naomi Klein (2007), The Shock Doctrine
Saskia Sassen (2007), Sociology of Globalization
Saskia Sassen (1991), The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo
Simone de Beauvoir (1947), The Ethics of Ambiguity
Simone de Beauvoir (1949), The Second Sex
In case anybody is wondering, our favourite contemporary sociologist is Sharon Zukin, who happens to be a woman. And while we are at the name-dropping, we are very fond of Arlie Hochschild as well. We highly recommend that you locate their works on JSTOR, or go out to buy their books.
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