SOCI 270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Stephen Jay Gould, Scientific Racism, Institutional Racism
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Sociology of gender: week 3 intersectionality 2 (begins 37:41 previous lecture, continues 13:47 succeeding lecture) Collins: subordinate groups not only experience a different reality than ruling groups, but they may interpret that reality differently as well. Hugely influential black feminist scholar, later than hooks. Argues that black women"s different experiences provides them with a similarly different view/perspective and therefore interpretation of the world/society these feelings stimulate a black female consciousness. No one singular force is the cause of injustice collins identifies class, race, and gender as the major forces that affect the lives of black women. Various forms of privilege are related to one another in ways that make it difficult to understand one without paying attention to its connection to the others. Social identities are always multiple people at intersection can view this better. Inequity functions on 3 levels (similar to week 1 theories; risman): Racism began with imperialism, colonialism, and capitalism (origin in race.
