I can not write this essay

[LionsandBears]

I've forgotten most of my sociology and never understood Foucoult anyway. But someone mentioned a bunch of theorists were anti-marriage. From memory, didnt the early feminists see marriage as a patriarchal construct designed to oppress women? In which case, how do they then view same sex marriage? Is it gay/lesbians fitting into a hetero superior construct in which case shouldnt they avoid it? Or is it that marruage allows them to access a bunch of legal stuff like superannuation, estate planning etc, which is more pragmatic and possibly Marxist? What do the theorists say about marriage as an expression of love?

There's a big difference even in feminist thought. Identify the bits you want to write about, then find the theorists who say something for and against.

[krysalyss]

I agree with the comment about using google. I am doing a PhD and I still use google and wikipedia all the time, especially if there is a definition I just can't understand or keep in my head, or jargon which people love to throw about.

[littlelara]

Well, it's gone now, and quite possibly the worst essay I've ever written. But if I pass I'll be a happy girl and my mark for my last essay should even things out
Can I just say what an amazing bunch of women you are? I'm so in awe of all of you, truly I am. I felt so supported, and I really needed it.
Next stop conflict management. I wonder what that will be like?

And Sopdet, you cracked me up. Never have I wanted to wash my floors and spring clean my wardrobe more than over these last few days (in fact, I don't know that I ever have at all) and I've been eating like a pregnant person, too - olives, glace cherries, vegemite saladas... anything I could get my hands on.

Feeb and Sop, how did you guys go?

[lilima]

I am reading foucult at the moment. I am writing an assignment on acquired brain injury and need to link it to Foucult. Any suggestions to which one of his books I should be lookin in?

[Smoke Jaguar]

I am of no help. This is how I feel about my whole unit of Research Design and Analysis for Psych! The 750 word research proposal is one thing (and worth 15%), but the research report another kettle all together, and worth a lot more! ARGH!
I went through a bit of this theoretical framework w@nk a bit when I did Anthropology. I limped and bluffed my way through. Take heart, though, I ended up getting to Hons and managed to skirt around the issues of theoretical frameworks to get a first class hons! And yes, this part of the degree is painful - the crunchy, no-comprende part
Commiserations
I agree with Krys, though - just start writing ANYTHING to try to make sense of what you're already read, then tweak.

[feeb]

Littlelara well done on getting it done!! I only have 500 words DONE and haven't had time or motivation to do much else.

Thanks for asking.

[peanutter]

well done, littlelara!!

good luck, other ladies