POLI 227 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Identity Formation, Amy Chua, Scapegoating
20 Feb 2016
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History is not over, but may repeat itself. Whether we like it or not, we"re in it together. The identity approach: respect for the other , post-marxist. Has more things to do with other things like ethnicity, religion etc. more than economics. Identity formation and the process of collective action: non-market rationalities, non negotiable demands. Struggles over symbols and meanings: the difference between life and death: the matanza (massacre) in el salvador (1930, the war against terror and islamic symbolism. Things become a label in the worst possible way: youth and rock nacional in argentina. Movement by young people in the 70"s and it was the only escape they had to portray their identity (rock music) Youth around the world today: sources of dignity and legitimacy, sources of empowerment and obligation, mann: the dark side of democracy , cultural. Stratified or organic conceptions of the people .
