GEN&SEX 50B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Settler Colonialism, Separate Spheres, Cultural Imperialism
20 Jun 2018
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Gender, Nation, State and Citizenship: The Public and Private Divide
-Citizenship defined by Encyclopedia Britannica
-Foundations of U.S. Citizenship
Liberal social contract theory:
Individuals have a contract with the state
A set of expectations and responsibilities to society and state
Individuals make up a society (not as the subjects of a sovereign)
And in return are given certain freedoms and rights
Emerging as class divisions are forming
Property ownership:
Protecting those who have property
Individualism:
All individuals are on equal footing (ideally)
Separation of public and private spheres:
-Liberalism, A Political and Social Philosophy Emphasizing:
The rights and freedoms of individuals
The separation of state and civil society
The social contract: in return for protection from others, individuals consent to a contract to obey the rule of
law. This ensures them specific rights and imposes upon them specific duties
-What is an individual?
Key unit of modern democracies
Autonomous and rights-bearing person
Self-making / self-determining
Sees himself as a whole- one who feels he does not need others to make his identity (independent)
Who gets to be an individual? Who does not?
-Separate spheres (version from liberal political theory):
The State (government, system of laws, police, military, legislative, judicial and executive branches,
regulatory agencies
Civil society (voluntary organizations, religious organizations, charities, private clubs, political parties)
-Public versus private (version from feminist theory):
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Document Summary
Gender, nation, state and citizenship: the public and private divide. A set of expectations and responsibilities to society and state. Individuals make up a society (not as the subjects of a sovereign) And in return are given certain freedoms and rights. All individuals are on equal footing (ideally) The separation of state and civil society. The social contract: in return for protection from others, individuals consent to a contract to obey the rule of law. This ensures them specific rights and imposes upon them specific duties. Sees himself as a whole- one who feels he does not need others to make his identity (independent) The state (government, system of laws, police, military, legislative, judicial and executive branches, regulatory agencies. Civil society (voluntary organizations, religious organizations, charities, private clubs, political parties) Public sphere- the state, the world of commerce, civil society, organizations, outside the home, freedom. Private sphere- the family, the household, the domestic sphere, subordination.
