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Which of the following does the Dominance Model of Feminist Legal Theory hold?

The dominance approach, associated with Catharine MacKinnon, holds that women's sexuality is socially constructed under male power and that men's sexual dominance over women…

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Which of the following does the Dominance Model of Feminist Legal Theory hold?

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The dominance approach, associated with Catharine MacKinnon, holds that women's sexuality is socially constructed under male power and that men's sexual dominance over women is a primary source of women's general social subordination. Treating women and men alike is the equality or sameness approach, valuing women's different voice is cultural or difference feminism, and tracing subordination to class is Marxist feminism.

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