SOSC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Jackson Katz, Working Mother, Social Constructionism
2 Dec 2017
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90% of violence is done by males. Andrea o"reilly: mothering and motherhood (words to know) Mother economically engaged so not raising kids, Children were an economic necessity (5/6yr old kids in labour) Care of children were done by an extended family member. Wet nurses taking other women"s babies to take care of them b/c they had other work to do. 4) 1990s and beyond: intensive mothering: emerging from neo-liberalism and as a. Biological determinism: woman best compliment men, and are created for reproduction. Liberal political theory: gender determinism is determined by nurture not nature, education is the key. Marxism: women"s oppression will end when they enter to productive sphere, exit reproduction. Masculinity and femininity are socially and psychologically created. Contemporary feminist theory: attempt to understand oppressive social behaviour, politically engaged. Families & children: environment & indigenous peoples. Feb 8/17: james bay: the wind that keeps on blowing, now that the buffalo"s gone: the creation of dependency.
