SOC210H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: White Supremacy, Me Too Movement, White Privilege
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Socially constructed idea that has developed in conjunction with. Race, class, gender = constraints that affect life conditions and ideas about gender, class, and sexuality. opportunities. Latina + black women in battered women"s shelter. Gender : felt more abuse b/c of gender oppression. Economic : if they had economic resources, wouldn"t be at a shelter. Racial : if they were white, wouldn"t face employment discrimination. Racism, sexism, classism - not individual, but interrelated (connected) to each other. Main character - shiron - black, male, gay, poor [all connected] Every person has own unique experience based on aspects of. Ex of how matrix of domination affects us in diff. ways based on their life & environment our location in society. Patriarchy: male dominance of power and property (#metoo. White supremacy: whites at the top of a racial hierarchy (white movement; kavannaugh hearings us supreme court) and native workers; racism against mexicans) privilege) Capitalist & patriarchal society divided by class + gender.
