Should a Feminist Choose A Marriage-Like Relationship
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12147290 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marjorie Weinzweig (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 139-145 |
| Publication date | 1986-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hypatia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0887-5367 • E-ISSN: 1527-2001 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1527-2001.1986.tb00842.x |
| OpenAlex | W2039087345 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Is “living together” in a marriage-like relationship compatible with the feminist ideal of individual self-development? Paradoxically, while the structure and social-historical context of marriage-like relationships seems in fundamental conflict with the goal of autonomous self-development, the development of individuality also seems to be better fostered by living with a significant other in a committed relationship than by living alone. This paradox is resolved through the suggestion of a three-stage account of self-development: inauthentici-ty, autonomous being oneself, and autonomous being with others. At the third stage, living together in a marriage-like relationship is one social format in which autonomous relating to others is possible. Unless the partners have attained the second stage, however, such a relationship will be destructive rather than conducive to individuality
Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Geography · Ideal (ethics · Social relationship · Sociology · Philosophy · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 2016 (30) |
| Highly cited | No |