SOCI 386 Study Guide - Final Guide: Corporatism, Earth Summit, Indian Act
24 Apr 2014
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Extra-institutional (grassroots, autonomous, localized), common beliefs - collective challenge to authority, challenging institutions/laws, redefining cultural norms, beliefs and categories (ex. abortion), cultural activities. Women = constituency mobilize together - specific identities/demands, organized different depending on context, gendered access to resources (ex. political opportunities) Successful because women aren"t taken seriously ex. Mothers of the place of may disappearance of sons and daughters in argentina under military regime government accepted their protest. Not new organizing since1800s - ex. Declaration of the rights of woman and the female citizen (1791) de gouges argued for equality, ex. Vindication of the rights of women (1792) . Wollstonecraft subordination due to lack of education. Feminist movement challenges gender relations goal of changing women"s subordination and discrimination. Women"s rights employment, professional women participation, formal structure of representation (unions), decision making in bureaucratic traditional forms of activism (marches, pressure on governments: ex.
