ECN 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Consumerism, Uglydoll, Child Labor Laws In The United States
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Test 3: 10 m/c from test 1 and 2 essay (choice: 5) from wk. Autonomy: to be free to guide our lives by our own beliefs, desires and goals. Internal self (desires, beliefs, goals) = external circumstances: so we get real touchy when someone tells us how to dress, us school uniform example (107), clothes are an extension of our identities. Thi(cid:374)k a(cid:271)out (cid:449)he(cid:374) (cid:455)ou sa(cid:455) to so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e, (cid:862)(cid:374)i(cid:272)e shoes(cid:863) (cid:449)hat else a(cid:396)e (cid:455)ou sa(cid:455)i(cid:374)g he(cid:396)e: olida(cid:396)it(cid:455) - unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group. Feminist attitudes: ma(cid:374)(cid:455) fashio(cid:374) t(cid:396)e(cid:374)ds li(cid:373)it (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:373)o(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) (cid:373)aki(cid:374)g the(cid:373) less ph(cid:455)si(cid:272)all(cid:455) po(cid:449)e(cid:396)ful. Thi(cid:374)k corsets, high heels, burkas, bound feet: wo(cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:271)odies a(cid:396)e used to (cid:373)a(cid:396)k t(cid:396)aditio(cid:374), (cid:396)itual, for example. Feminist responses: racist, anti-semitic, ideal of beauty, exaggerated and unhealthy body ideal, obsessive concern with appearance, passive consumerism, heterosexist concern with defining feminine identity in terms of pleasing the male gaze.
