01:920:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: 1973 Oil Crisis, Second-Wave Feminism, White Supremacy
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Second wave feminism: focused on civil rights, abortion becomes large issue, era took all the things this movement wanted and put them into one act. Breadwinner conservatism: minimized women"s economic role, male breadwinner set as the ideal, valorized white male breadwinner, stoked resentment to those who challenged white supremacy and patriarchy (government, people of color, counterculture) The late 1970s: 1973 oil crisis, gas lines for months, limited to amounts of gas you could get, people would steal gas from cars, 1974 watergate, 1975 fall of saigon. The american dream: notion that this dream no longer holds. Victories of 60s were only partial and left valueless freedom. The next america is at hand : this would either lead to socialism or ever rising inequality, 1980s had rising inequality. 16. city is bankrupt, needs federal bail out: ford says no, high unemployment (12% v national average of 8. 5%) Riots: looting and arson: people figure property is worth more burned down.
