Gender, Space And Power A New Paradigm for the Social Sciences

Presenting the key concept of 'ovular space' as opposed to 'rectilinear' spatial concepts as a new paradigm for social analysis, the authors put forward a wide-ranging social and cultural critique based on a utopian vision of a new social organization. They argue for a reversal of the 'masculinism' that has predominated throughout human history to date. They analyse the origins and structures of this predominant cultural form and describe phenomena that indicate that this pattern is shifting with changes in gender roles. They emphasize that their approach is not biologistic or essentialist and that their argument is based on the psychosocial reaction to biological fact. Their argument is based on a fundamental opposition between 'formal-rational thinking, prototypical of the male mind' and 'female, ovular thinking, expressing itself in empathy', which they regard as a key component of social change in contemporary society. The authors present the concept of ovular space and thinking as a new paradigm that will impact on further research work as part of the process of social and political evolution that they describe.Vianello, Mino is the author of 'Gender, Space And Power A New Paradigm for the Social Sciences', published 2005 under ISBN 9781853439186 and ISBN 1853439185.