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Guerrero, Amado. (1970).Philippine society and revolution. Metro Manila: Revolutionary School of Mao Tse Tung Thought.

Guerrero presents the history of Philippine society and analyzes the three basic problems Feudalism, Bureaucrat Capitalism and Imperialism. He defines the Filipino society as a semi-feudal and semi-colonial and these lay the foundation for exploitation and oppression of the majority of the country's population composed of peasant and workers from the small elite ruling class of landlords. Upon analyzing society's problem and the system prevailing, he proposes a national democratic revolution as a solution that will abolish the roots of problem and will eventually liberate the Filipino people from the bondage of exploitation and oppression. This book is important for my research because it exposes the extent of social class inequality, which I can use in my analysis of poverty among Filipina women. Butler, Judith. (1990). Gender trouble: Feminism and the subversion of identity. New York & Great Britain: Routledge. Butler examines the body as docile elements in following the dominant system that rules a society, patriarchy. She asserts that gender is based on performance where body functions as a slave to this performance. It is presented that gender is repeated performance which had been passed from one generation to another, where it is being reproduced and is being perpetuated that leads to its normalization and rendered given thus gender is being naturalized. She further explains that people tend to imitate an original, which is a copy of something that does not exist and therefore has no original and has no derivation. This book is important for my research because it illustrates how gender is socially constructed, which I can apply in analyzing patriarchy in Philippine society. Wittig, Monique. (Nd). One is not born a woman, 103-109. Wittig establish that people are forced to follow what society dictates them including their gendered roles that revolve around heterosexuality. Her revolutionary analysis on lesbians that they are not women is a groundbreaking take. She argues that lesbians are those who break from the heterosexual world and they reject the foundations of heterosexuality. It is reiterated that lesbians are neither man nor woman, for they break those binaries by refusing to conform on gendered roles. This refusal of heterosexuality can suppress man as

a class that can lead to its disappearance, together with woman's disappearance, for woman only exists in relation to man. This book is important for my research because it illustrates how sexual orientation is socially constructed and imposed upon people, with consequences for those who do not conform to heteronormativity. Yorburg, Betty. (1974,1975). Sexual Identity: Sex roles and social change. Canada: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Yorburg distinguishes masculinity and femininity as two categories based on biological characteristics. These categories of sex have corresponding sex-typed roles and expectations that are taught since early childhood. Yorburg asserts that these roles of expectations differ in societies from time to time, and are influenced by the rise of science and technology. She considers science and technology as factors that brought social change and that the formation of women movements provides the questioning of traditional roles in society. She proposes that in order to understand major areas of human experience, reasons and causes of the problems in relationship should be articulated. This work is important to my research because it shows how expectations surrounding masculinity and femininity vary across different time periodsa perspective I can incorporate into my paper. Center for Women Resources. (1999). Kalagin ang ating tanikala: Batayang kurso at pakikibaka ng kababaihang Pilipino. Quezon City: CWR. Center for Women Resources (CWR) provides a comprehensive analysis on women's situation in the Philippines by looking on historical accounts that put women in their current situation. CWR analyzes women's oppression as based on class and gender and that they can never be separated from one another for women's oppression differs according to her class, for dispositions of different classes are different which made them to have different interest. CWR asserts that the issues faced by women are connected to the issues of society. CWR recognizes the value of women's movement and collective action in order to take a step forward towards gender equality and national democracy. This book is important for my research because it shows how gender inequality and class inequality work hand in hand to undermine the status of women in Philippine society.

This single mothers story, together with her childrens revealing testimonies, brims with honesty and courage. Recognizing the growing phenomenon of single parenthood in the country, the book provides rich and poignant insights valuable to those struggling with the same situation.
Fatherless Family: The weight of evidence indicates that the traditional family based upon a married father and mother is still the best environment for raising children, and it forms the soundest basis for the wider society. For many mothers, fathers and children, the fatherless family has meant poverty, emotional heartache, ill health, lost opportunities, and a lack of stability. The social fabric once considered flexible enough to incorporate all types of lifestyles has been stretched and strained. Although a good society should tolerate peoples right to live as they wish, it must also hold adults responsible for the consequences of their actions. To do this, society must not shrink from evaluating the results of these actions. As J.S. Mill argued, a good society must share the lessons learnt from its experience and hold up ideals to which all can aspire.

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