The paradox of discriminatory practices as a means of emancipatory strategies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2145259 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gisela Helmius |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 273-284 |
| Publication date | 2001-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Community Work & Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1366-8803 • E-ISSN: 1469-3615 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01405110120089341 |
| OpenAlex | W2050498322 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
This article draws on a qualitative study in Sweden in which 21 women from three generations were interviewed about their daily lives. The women studied were all born with a mobility impairment. Inspired by feminist-sociological thought, the article highlights the situation of these women with particular regard to work, education and family. The focus is on potentials for individual empowerment and emancipatory strategies. It is argued that the impairment might be identified as a driving force that allows the transcending of constraints of traditional work and family gender roles. Paradoxically enough, discriminatory practices in a specific societal context can in the same context result in emancipatory strategies. Le paradoxe des pratiques discriminatoires en tant que stratégies émancipatoires. Cet article se base sur une investigation qualitative faite en Suède, consistant d'entrevues au sujet de la vie quotidienne avec 21 femmes de trois générations. Les femmes sont toutes nées avec un handicap physique. S'inspirant de la pensée sociologique féministe, l'article se penche sur la situation de ces femmes en particulier en ce qui concerne le travail, les études et la famille, mettant l'accent sur le potentiel pour le pouvoir individuel et les stratègies émancipatoires. On constate que le handicap peut etre identifiécomme une force moteur qui permet de surmonter les contraintes des roles sexuels traditionnels dans le domaine ouvrier et familial. Or, paradoxalement, les pratiques discriminatoires, dans un contexte social spécifique, peuvent mener àdes stratégies émancipatoires dans le même contexte
Context (archaeology · Empowerment · Ethnology · Geography · Humanities · Political science · Sociology · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Labor Movements and Unions · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Gender Studies · Philosophy
Personal and Political
Women with Disabilities
Disability, sexuality and sociosexual relationships in women's everyday life
The Bumpy Road to Womanhood
Gender and the Development of Welfare Regimes
Defining Disability for Women and the Problem of Unpaid Work
Disabled Women and the Feminist Agenda
Exploring the Notion of Experience in Feminist Thought
Dual Breadwinner Societies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |