Is feminism bad for multiculturalism?

Multiculturalism and feminism are in tension to the extent that multiculturalism is a doctrine that condones the tolera- tion of cultural communities which might not respect or value women's concerns or interests. This has led some feminist think- ers, notably Susan Okin, to ask whether multicu...

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Main Author: KUKATHAS, Chandran
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soss_research-41922019-09-02T05:24:36Z Is feminism bad for multiculturalism? KUKATHAS, Chandran Multiculturalism and feminism are in tension to the extent that multiculturalism is a doctrine that condones the tolera- tion of cultural communities which might not respect or value women's concerns or interests. This has led some feminist think- ers, notably Susan Okin, to ask whether multiculturalism is bad for women. This paper agrees with Okin that there is a tension between feminism and multiculturalism - some of her critics to the contrary notwithstanding - but argues that multiculturalism should take preceden 2001-04-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2935 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4192/viewcontent/40441286__1_.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies International Relations
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International Relations
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International Relations
KUKATHAS, Chandran
Is feminism bad for multiculturalism?
description Multiculturalism and feminism are in tension to the extent that multiculturalism is a doctrine that condones the tolera- tion of cultural communities which might not respect or value women's concerns or interests. This has led some feminist think- ers, notably Susan Okin, to ask whether multiculturalism is bad for women. This paper agrees with Okin that there is a tension between feminism and multiculturalism - some of her critics to the contrary notwithstanding - but argues that multiculturalism should take preceden
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title Is feminism bad for multiculturalism?
title_short Is feminism bad for multiculturalism?
title_full Is feminism bad for multiculturalism?
title_fullStr Is feminism bad for multiculturalism?
title_full_unstemmed Is feminism bad for multiculturalism?
title_sort is feminism bad for multiculturalism?
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2001
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2935
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