PSY BEH 104S Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Proletariat, New Social Movements, Chicana Feminism
14 Dec 2016
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Challenged traditional political allegiances of: western liberal politics, worker-based movements, state socialism. Involve claiming one"s identity as a member of an oppressed or marginalized group as a political point of departure. Identity becomes a major factor in political mobilization. Example: women are more caring and peaceful because of their biological capacity to give birth. Problem: doesn"t account for women who advocate war or for men who advocate peace. Identities seen as relational and dynamic, not static multi-dimensional fluid and evolving. Examples: working-class feminists; gender queer feminists; feminists of color (chicana feminists, black feminists, asian american feminists; trans-gender feminists) Recognition of the complexity of multiple social divisions (gender, race, class, sexuality, ethnicity, dis/ability, citizenship status) Experiences of working-class women are very different from those of middle-class and wealthy women. Asks if a single united women"s movement is possible in a society based on class contradictions.
