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The relationship of vulgar Marxism to different types of feminism is examined. It is suggested that feminist essentialism parallels vulgar Marxism by seeking to resolve political questions as a matter of form & erasing the gap between different social groups of women. However, it is also argued that, in the context of political change, feminism is always conscious of the complicit relationship between language & reality, which vulgar Marxism never addresses. 9 References. L. Baker

Four dimensions of group consciousness that figure prominently in relative deprivation & resource mobilization/solidarity theories of social movements were measured in 3 national cross-section sample surveys during the 1970s by the Instit for Social Research. These dimensions -- identification, discontent, withdrawal of legitimacy, & collective orientation -- were applied to the gender consciousness of women. In all but one dimension, women's gender consciousness was comparatively weak. It was not as pronounced as the group consciousness of other subordinate categories, nor was it demonstrated to be distinctly subordinate because men expressed similar views. A structural interpretation of this comparative weakness is offered. Women did become more group conscious between 1972 & 1983, particularly with regard to discontent about the relative political power of men & women, & their views about the legitimacy of gender disparities. 2 Tables, 2 Figures, 37 References. AA