SWP 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Community Mobilization, Economic Liberalism, Heterosexism
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Critiques from the left : social democratic point of view. Critiques from the right : neo-conservative point of view - e. g. !1: attributing poverty to the individual (pathologizing poverty) or social group ( culture of poverty, up to family to support themselves without government/welfare involvement. Feminist critiques: feminist vision" : focus on patriarchy and sexism. Critiques from insider: insider as people working within the system e. g. front line workers, social service providers, micro/mezzo levels : Tuesday, october 18, 2016: cutting size & expenditure for programs, greater operating restrictions, direct cuts/elimination to programs. Example : toronto parks & recreational charging money for free swim time. Example : the federal government changes laws to give people less rights, raises taxes on lower income folks, makes things generally less accessible. Example : more of an ideology for example when media talks about a potential recession and everyone freaks out and tries to save money.
