Patricia Collin’s article “Shifting the Centre: Race, Class, and Feminist Theorizing about Motherhood” is a clear castigation of the feminist theory of the white woman which widely makes standard personal autonomy and other experiences related to emotional nurture of the economically secure white middle-class nuclear families.
The author starts by bringing into the limelight the role of mothers. The liberal dichotomies of these roles are broken down into individual, community, private and public experiences.
The author is very categorical in that it is necessary to put the role of the woman of color in the same position as that of the white one since this ensures that cultural identity is maintained, women are empowered equally and children survive well mentally and physically even in the midst of racism.
The focus of the article, in its long and dense theories, as well as thorough research, seeks to look at the impact interlocking oppressions by different systems.
On the issues of oppressions within interlocking systems, Collins is of the view that a paradigmatic shift is created at the thought of black feminists. In this case, it shows that there is a particular structure of dominance of oppression upon which other variables such as disability, sexual orientation; class and race are dependent upon. These systems, therefore, interconnect with individuals in a society.
The view created by the author from this argument rejects the feminist theory by citing that not all who appear oppressed are at stake.
The article by Collins forms the best mechanism of understanding and explaining individuals’ feelings, thoughts, and behaviors in society especially in relation to the issue of oppression based on race. This is the case because it views and explores them within the social context such as institutions, friends, families and the broader societal consideration that affect social behavior.
The concept of sociology as modern scientists concur, anchors, the earlier Aristotle’s ideology that human beings instinctually congregate to facilitate their demands and objectives achievement in the society in terms of work.
It is worth noting that the understanding of the notion that feminist oppression in terms of race, gender are influenced by or the imagined actions of others have led to the current debate of the actual magnitude of particular external and internal effects.
It is from this consideration that relatedness and relation of the different people in the community, at the family, and other extended areas of considerations provoke unusual reactions towards different societal requirements and responses.
Autonomy, according to this theme, is critical in facilitating logical assessment both at the individual and community level. Following this autonomy, the concept of the self is further brought out with re-conceptualizing mechanisms being employed to match the previous experiences and the necessary life objectives in the society.
In ethnicity context, its application would be depicted in generation of identity of people with a particular system, object, or even values. Identity theory postulates that it would create a universal system that further seeks to refute their inferiority consideration. Therefore, it would come out as a critical talking point and essential platform for liberation to the oppressed ethnic groupings.