POLSCI 3NN6 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Intersectionality
17 Sep 2016
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Max weber: ability to impose one"s will on others, even in the face of opposition. Valued resource that cannot be held by all. Stephen lukes (1974): political components of powe: dimension 1: prevailing in a conflict over overt political preferences. Actual and observable behaviour, decision making and conflict. Policy preferences, political participation of legislators: dimension 2: preventing preferences of others from reaching the agenda. Preventing the preferences of others from reaching the agenda: dimension 3: shaping the preferences of others to match yours. Influencing a person"s wants so that one can control/exercise power over them. Gender: socially constructed differences between women and men. Gender characteristics are cultural creations that get passed on fron generation to generation through socialization. Gender differences create unequal power relationships and ultimately translate into omnipresent gender hierarchy. Gender as ranks constructs all other social categories: wealthy, powerful women are disadvantaged compared to wealthy, powerful men.
