POL469H1 Lecture Notes - Eurocentrism, Soft Power, Chandra Talpade Mohanty
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Page history last edited by leslie chan 4 days, 10 hours ago. These notes are made available courtesy of elena goracinova. Feel free to add points and relevant links and resources to the note. (click on the edit tab above, make the additions, and be sure to click save at the bottom of the page when finished) Gender and development as socially constructed categories. Generalizations about women in the third world as if they are homogenous group of people. Looking at and deconstructing the language of development. Development as a socially constructed idea in different historical periods used to justify actions during the colonial period. Three dominant representations of a third world woman: what connotations do these representations carry: recipients of aid: welfare approach. Women as recipients of welfare or aid. Built around notions of scarcity, limited resources, malthusian idea. The world can"t sustain such population growth: overpopulations as an obstacle to development, family planning and social control of fertility.
