Monday, March 5, 2012

Power,Gender, and Marxism Article Summaries


The article “The Fate of Marxism and The Future of Civilization,” speaks of Marxism and the “zigzagging” between two extremes. One of the extremes is to consider the theory and ideology of the practice. This would be the victory of socialism with in countries. The other would be to knowledge that social theory; ideology and practice are interconnected and not determined. The ideology as explained in the article is a mediatory link between social theory and practice.
“Gender Politics at Local Level,” is an article that talks about gender in the local government. Such as how the government is being challenged by gender politics. They want the government elections to promote a gender-sensitive sphere of government. This is to promote gender equality in the local government.
“Power” this article speaks of power and how it is being used in the United States. It is being used to boast a massive economy and whopping defense budget. Especially the power in the military and the use of the military’s power in foreign countries. The government is promoting its military dominance in order to obtain power over countries that lack military power. This power is also given to men instead of equally experienced women.
(not sure if this was 250 words in total or each)