If we are examining how dialectical materialism impacts
women, I think that we have to see that one of the primary results is that it creates a
new dimension to what it means to be a "woman." Originally, the existing social and
economic order allowed men to engage in whatever industry they wished to, as they were
linked by what they did. This allowed for a complete immersion in the vocation that one
chose, and not much in way of alienation. The cottage industry or agrarian system that
was pre- industrial did not feature much of economic exploitation. When men and women
succumb to industrialization, it is here where economic alienation happens. This is
when individuals are defined distinctly against their work. They no longer choose what
they want to do, and no longer engage in vocations that are reflective of them or their
talents. Instead, they work in factories for hours on end in order to earn a paycheck.
This impacts women because they experienced a silencing of voice on two levels. The
first would be that the existing social order still refused to acknowledge their own
experience or narrative and the new level of silence transpires through economic
reality. The industrial life did not care aboiut man or woman, as it sought to
dehumanize anyone and everyone that lacked economic power and voice. Women, therefore,
had to end up defining themselves and lacking autonomy on both social and economic
levels.
Sunday, May 4, 2014
What is the shift from an agrarian mode of living to industrial capitalism... in terms of the role of women?
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