"Feminism, Capitalism, and Nancy Fraser’s "Terrain of Battle

In this paper I argue that Nancy Fraser’s theory of social reproduction is misleading and that the process of exploitation is more central to women’s oppression than Fraser’s theory suggests. I argue that Fraser’s theory of women’s oppression is continuous with her theory of capitalism and political agency. I critique Fraser’s theory of capitalism at a structural level to clarify some of the ambiguity in her position about the difference between production and reproduction. I then compare Fraser’s view with a structural view of class to make my critique and extend it to her theoretical distinction between status and class

Agency (philosophy · Ambiguity · Capitalism · Class (philosophy · Epistemology · Feminism · Oppression · Political science · Politics · Reproduction · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism