CYC 900 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cyc, Meritocracy, Intersectionality
20 Nov 2018
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Challenging the conception of oppression as normal . Role of reserves and residential schools in mental control of first nations people. I. e. white gay male seen as straight vs. white gay male seen as gay. Women are seen in the private domain. Men are seen in the public domain. Success is based on how hard you work. We all don"t start off at the same level. Can"t get to the same end point if we all don"t start at the same point. If you know people you can manage when struggling. If you cannot speak the same language as the resource providing help then you don"t have access. The way in which different parts of your life connect. We look different due to the environment we live in. People of the superior race give labels to the inferior race. We assume there are many different accents and only some. Not having to do anything and getting the positive characteristics.
