Gender Knot

The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarchal Legacy

How does the legacy of patriarchy persist to this day?
Why do people turn a blind eye to this?
No one is alone in shaking the iron house of patriarchy and untying the knot of gender.
【Content Introduction】
“Patriarchy is like a fire deep in the earth, spreading and burning towards the earth for thousands of years.
…Even though we weren’t the ones who set the fire, now it’s up to us to put it out.”
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"The Gender Knot" is a work on gender sociology published in 1997, but its influence continues to this day.
The book's starting point is to explain what patriarchy is and how it has become a social structure we take for granted, deeply ingrained in our thinking, habits, and almost every aspect of our lives. Men and women, no one is immune to the shackles of patriarchy, yet they often turn a blind eye to it: "The most terrifying thing about patriarchy is that it pits half the world against the other half."
This book is also unique in that it is written by a heterosexual man. As a "vested interest in patriarchy," the author deconstructs patriarchy from a male perspective, analyzing the paradox of men enjoying both privilege and feeling powerless against it. He also illustrates the shared involvement of both sexes in constructing patriarchy, but rather than blaming the victims, he directly addresses the structural root causes: unraveling the gender equation, breaking through the male-female divide, and striking back at patriarchy from the ground up!
The author discusses in detail how ordinary people can weaken patriarchy through their own actions, and advocates that men, who most directly benefit from social institutions, should speak out. He encourages everyone to eliminate the hostility of gender antagonism in their lives, enhance mutual understanding between the sexes, promote gender reconciliation, and plant the seeds of world change in themselves and others:
“We have to find ways for men and women to be part of the solution, not just part of the problem.”
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【Editor's Recommendation】
🎗A Theory Handbook and Battle Guide for Men and Women:
Break the shackles of patriarchy and embrace freedom and liberation for all genders:
Just as fish find it difficult to perceive water, we find it difficult to perceive the society around us, and the suffering of women. However, we can ultimately decide where to place our "small weight."
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🎗Start from here to understand the undefined feminism and the feminism for everyone:
Is feminism simply a theory about fighting for women's rights? Does opposing misogyny equate to supporting misogyny? This book explains that feminism is a window through which we view the world and an ideological cornerstone for transforming human life: Understanding feminism is like entering a one-way door; you can never return to your former world, and you never want to.
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🎗Break through the opposition between men and women and seek another possibility; call on both sexes to join forces and jointly untangle the tangled gender issues:
This book reveals and criticizes the reality of male privilege and female exploitation, and even more so, the toxic structure of patriarchy, which turns half the world's population into perpetrators and the other half into victims, making everyone a problem maker and the bearer of the consequences. Similarly, if we want to dismantle the gender deadlock and dismantle the iron house of patriarchy, it depends on all of us.
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🎗Detailed content, concise and easy to read, practical teaching on gender self-help that has been best-seller for many years:
When women are angry, how can they speak out and resist? When men awaken, how can they make changes? The author uses a lighthearted, "appetizer" style to break down theoretical barriers, meticulously analyzing and making the vast social realities accessible. Using the principle of a "practical guide," he summarizes decades of practical experience in the gender equality movement, providing a platform for those who come after him to work together and move forward.
Make a sound and let people hear it; start with small things and reject gender jokes; support women and men to be themselves, and support everyone to love what they love; don't limit yourself, find like-minded people, publicly support those who speak out, and let the brave feel less lonely...
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【Media Recommendation】
The essence of feminist theory lies in its connection to practice, and Johnson's book follows this tradition, connecting the macrostructures of patriarchy with the microstructures and encouraging readers to take the necessary steps to dismantle them. Beautifully written and thoughtful, this book offers a compelling analysis of contemporary patriarchy and the powerful, transformative ideology behind it. Beyond his exceptional scholarship, Johnson demonstrates in The Gender Knot that his work is more than academic writing; it is a guidebook for the adventure of changing lives.
—Contemporary Sociology
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This book is a welcome addition to the small body of serious work written by men who understand women's oppression and can clearly and unrestrainedly define patriarchy and describe both men's and women's participation in it without blaming its victims. Written in clear, accessible language, free of academic jargon and political rhetoric, it is an excellent introduction for both women and men.
—Feminist Bookstore News

2024-10-01

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