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    This document defines and discusses sociological criticism of literature. Sociological criticism examines how social groups, relationships, and values are represented in literature. It aims to understand literature in its broader social context. Some key points made include: - Sociological criticism was introduced by 20th century theorist Kenneth Burke and looks at social constructs through a sociological lens. - There are different approaches within sociological criticism such as Marxist, feminist, and cultural studies approaches. Marxist criticism analyzes how literature represents class conflict and capitalist exploitation. Feminist criticism studies gender roles and women's writing. - Literature can serve as a source of social understanding and shed light on issues like economic struggles, discrimination, and women's rights.

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    THEORIES OF LITERARY CRITICISM: SOCIAL (SOCIALOGICAL CRITICISM)

    Jason anak Anon Muhammad Khalid B Ali Noor Amalina Bt Abd Latif Siti Nur Eaizaty Bt Baharudin

    DEFINITION

    Sociological Criticism - Literary criticism directed to understanding (or placing) literature in its larger social context. It codifies the literary strategies that are employed to represent social constructs through a sociological methodology.
    This form of literary criticism was introduced by Kenneth Burke, a 20th century literary and critical theorist.

    IN

    OTHER WORDS

    An approach to literature that examines social groups, relationships, and values as they are manifested in literature. Emphasize the nature and effect of the social forces that shape power relationships between groups or classes of people.

    I MPORTANCE OF S OCIOLOGICAL C RITICISM

    Austin Harrington outlines six ways in which art can be approached from a sociological standpoint (in his book Art and Social Theory ): 1) humanistic historic approach, 2) Marxist social theory, 3) cultural studies, 4) theory of art in analytical philosophy,

    5) anthropological studies of art,


    6) empirical studies of contemporary art institutions

    According to Harrington, "sociological approaches generally possess a stronger sense of the material preconditions, historical flux and cultural diversity of discourse, practices and institutions of art," (Harrington, 31). Harrington argues that pieces of art can serve as "normative sources of social understanding in their own right," (Harrington, 207)

    T YPES OF S OCIOLOGICAL C RITICISM

    Sociological criticism is so broad that it can be subdivided into many branches. Dominant Theories

    Marxist

    Feminist

    M ARXIST T HEORIES

    Based on the social and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Their belief includes :

    Value is based on labor.

    The working class will eventually overthrow the capitalist middle class.
    The middle class exploits the working class.

    Most institutions- religious, legal, educational and governmental are corrupted by middleclass capitalists.

    M ARXIST T HEORIES

    Marxist critics apply these economic and social theories to literature by analyzing:

    Ideologies that support the elite and place the working class at disadvantage Class conflict

    F EMINIST

    THEORIES

    Grew out of the womens movement that followed the World War 2. Feminist critics analyze the role of gender in works of literature.

    1.

    2 purposes of feminist criticism:


    Feminist critique: the analysis of works by male authors especially in depiction of womens writing. Gynocriticism: the study of womens writing.

    2.

    E XAMPLES OF S OCIAL C RITICISM IN L ITERATURE

    Susan Caspell, the author of Triffles had draw attention to the ways in which patriarchal social structures have marginalized women.
    Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird

    Critics about the economic in Depression Era, the segregation and discrimination towards races and gender, education system.

    Amy Tan, Two Kinds : womens right

    http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/litgloss/LitGlos scode/litgloss_s.html

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