ANTH 327 Lecture 2: ANTH326-PartII
11 Apr 2018
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Why are there so many nice cars in brazilian? cars as signs of upward social mobility. Most people cannot afford a car symbolic violence. Daniel dannett a cartwheel carries idea of cartwheel and the things itself. Symbol of a car in latin america, brazil in particular denotes high status. Mini island of riches amid ocean of poverty minimal security buildings in urban brazil. James scott the problem of quiescence and class consciousness. Under conditions of capitalism people are really at raw end of the deal (possibly don"t see it) and don"t seem to be that brutally coerced. Latin america is has militarized police maybe they take it for granted. Why don"t oppressed people rebel when there are no obvious signs of coercion (violence/threats). Trump effect dynamics of culture and thinking that may produce trump effects. The conspiracy view of social problems they own media, silence political candidates and movements, stage coups and revolutions, pass laws etc.
