To Prepare
Review the following essays in the text by Adams et al.:
Essay 64, “Feminism: A Movement to End Sexist Oppression”
Essay 65, “Patriarchy, the System: An It, Not a He, a Them, Or an Us”
Essay 66, “Privilege”
Essay 82, “Violence Against Women is a Men’s Issue”
Essay 95, “Getting to Why: Reflections on Accountability and Action for Men in Gender Justice Movements”
Review the resource, Code of Ethics of the National Associate of Social Workers, in the Learning Resources this week.
Focus on the section, “Preamble,” for the mission and core values of social work.
Submit a 1- to 2-page paper in which you describe the relationship between the patriarchy and feminism. Address the following:
What is the patriarchy? Provide a brief overview, using 1–2 examples from the assigned essays this week to support your points.
What is feminism? Provide a brief overview, using 1–2 examples from the assigned essays this week to support your points.
Describe the relationship between the patriarchy and feminism. Why is power an important concept when considering this relationship? Use 1–2 examples from the assigned essays this week to support your points
How do social workers engage with these different institutions—the patriarchy and feminism?
RESOURCES:
Adams, M., Blumenfeld, W. J., Catalano, D. C. J., DeJong, K., Hackman, H. W., Hopkins, L., Love, B., Peters. M. L., Shlasko, D., & Zúñiga, X. (Eds.). (2018). Readings for diversity and social justice (4th ed.). Routledge.
Essay 63, “’Night to His Day’: The Social Construction of Gender” (pp. 354–359)
Essay 64, “Feminism: A Movement to End Sexist Oppression” (pp. 359–362)
Essay 65, “Patriarchy, the System: An It, Not a He, a Them, Or an Us” (pp. 362–367)
Essay 66, “Privilege” (pp. 367–373)
Essay 67, “He Works, She Works, But What Different Impressions They Make” (p. 373)
Essay 80, “Men Explain Things to Me” (pp. 415–419)
Essay 82, “Violence Against Women is a Men’s Issue” (pp. 425–429)
Essay 84, “Real Men and Pink Suits” (pp. 432–434)
Essay 85, “Mestiza/o Gender: Notes Towards a Transformative Masculinity” (pp. 434–439)
Essay 95, “Getting to Why: Reflections on Accountability and Action for Men in Gender Justice Movements” (pp. 464–467)
National Association of Social Workers. (2021). Code of ethics of the National Association of Social WorkersLinks to an external site.. https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English.aspx
