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The concept of "morality" has traditionally informed notions of respectability within capitalist society. With reference to sociological theory, critically evaluate how inequalities have materialised from such attitudes.
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The concept of "morality" has traditionally informed notions of respectability within capitalist society. With reference to sociological theory, critically evaluate how inequalities have materialised from such attitudes. Particularly since the Industrial Revolution of circa 1790-1840 women have been subordinated in all walks of life by the patriarchal thinking of capitalist society. Humphries (1995) in Sociology 4th Edition looked at the traditional image of both men and women during the first half of the 20th Century and found that men were thought of as active, rational, less emotional and less sensitive whilst women were considered to be passive, irrational, emotional, weaker and more sensitive. During the first half of the 20th Century, women's social role was primarily within the home, showing a tendency towards domesticity, an instinctive predisposition towards nurturing and caring, being submissive towards and supportive of the male and having trivial interests. Women who had any role outside the home were...
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