Rev Left Radio The Origin of the Family, Private Property, & The State by Friedrich Engels (Pt. 1)
Mar 23, 2023
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Debating Morgan's Stage Theory
- Morgan's theory of linear social progress faces serious critiques for eurocentrism and racism.
- Marxism differentiates itself by critiquing and transcending simplistic linear progress and colonial ideologies.
Patriarchy as Historical Phenomenon
- Engels shows patriarchy is historically contingent, not natural or eternal.
- Patriarchy arises with class society and private property, linking women's oppression to economic structures.
Against Biological Determinism
- Engels' work dismantles essentialist and biologically deterministic views of patriarchy.
- It highlights the role of economic and class systems in structuring gender oppression and women's unpaid labor.