What are these relationships by which a female becomes an oppressed woman?
sex/gender system: biological sexuality are products of human activity, and are itself neutral. What is not neutral are the social relationships that come out of it. How human sex, gender and procreation has manifested is different for every society
Rubin's critique of Marx: It does not take into account the "historical and moral element," including social life, of gender inequalities. Marx cannot explain chastity belts or foot binding
Kinship system:
-gift giving: creates social links. marriage is viewed as a gift.
-incest taboo: in order to not commit incest, people reach out and create kinship relationships with others through gift-giving
-kinship is organization and organization gives power
-If women are the gifts, then they cannot benefit from the transaction. Men are the beneficiaries of the traffic of women. This creates male-female inequalities
-oppression of women in this exchange is founded on social systems, not biology
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