Discussion 6 form

Please be sure to answer each of the sub-questions within each numbered question.
(1) What might Gilman think about the status of women today in the U.S.? What
evidence of the sexuo-economic relation might she find? Where might she see
evidence of excessive sex distinction?In answering the questions, please keep in
mind her specific definitions of sexuo-economic relation (women being economically
dependent on men for their survival) and excessive sex distinction (socially
constructing and exaggerating gender differences).
(2) One implication of Cooper’s work is that sociology is best written from the
standpoint of the oppressed.  What is the logic behind this argument?  If her argument
is true, then what does that imply about the depth of sociological understanding that
has been achieved to date?This question should lead you to think about whose
perspectives have had the most historical impact in shaping what has constituted
sociological knowledge.
(3)  What are some examples you can draw from your own experience that exemplify