SOC380H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: No One Is Illegal, 3 Women, Complex Dynamics
Document Summary
Wofc in politics- interesting and more represented than white women. Racialized femininity plays a role in deciding who decides to run. As a white man, you can claim to be representative of everyone. As a wofc questioning of representation of white men. White unmarked race who can represent white group and other groups without question. Asked 26 women who decided to run for elections. Study was simple, asking why they decided to run. What mattered was the motivation for them not the outcome of the election. Had been some shared script that applied to this diverse group of women. Clear racialized differences: different scripts and levels of power. Racialized version of femininity that these women have to battle and negotiate which was effected by their race. When you have multiple marginalized positions, your ability to build coalitions among different marginalized groups becomes stronger. Galvanize the doubly marginalized status to earn political currency and appeal to different marginalized groups.
