SOC 352 Lecture Notes - Lecture 57: Winn Parish, Louisiana, Frances Fox Piven, Francis Townsend
Document Summary
Money radicals, the great depression, and collective behaviorism. These radical figures are often referred to as populists. They both attack on the concentration of wealth. The idea that america"s values are decaying; where the everyday man should be the center instead of the ultra wealthy. Populism makes our political compass go haywire (left/right); Ex: communist evangelical farmers who don"t drink (all over the place) Ex: trump"s ability to woe bernie supporters. Poor people always have grievances; movements come and go but grievances are stable; but the great depression was extreme economic pain that pulled middle class into poverty. The 1920"s is a period of economic boom. Grievances of economic depression and the pressure it put on people does matter when describing the rise of these money radicals. Something gives meaning or purpose/shape to that anxiety . Ex: highway mediates traffic; gives it an outlet. A generalized believe; short circuits between the problem to the reaction.
