women and culture: a reconsideration of simmel's appraisals

The women's movement has provided the impetus both for practical & theoretical accomplishments related to women's equality, & also for rethinking the basic categories & frameworks concerning the nature of the human person. Framing feminist issues within a theory of culture finds among its advocates Georg Simmel. Though he provides no solution, his efforts have the positive result of situating feminist issues in the context of a theory of culture. Simmel's exploration of female culture is summarized, & the problem of feminism is reconsidered through a critique of Simmel. 14 References. F. S. J. Ledgister