People, Power, Place - exam study

Question 1

Domination

Answer 1

power that attempts to control or coerce others, impose its will or manipulate the consent of others
Instrumental power

Question 2

Resistance

Answer 2

power which attempts to set up situations, groupings and actions that resist the impositions of dominating power
Associational power

Question 3

Authority

Answer 3

Works through recognition in an attempt to secure the willingness of others to comply
- similar to domination but there is recognition and compliance to the power
Associational power

Question 4

Dominant knowledge

Answer 4

Different kinds of knowledge are priviledged in different places an times
power relations shape which knowledge is understood as legitimate and which is not
instrumental power

Question 5

Social norms

Answer 5

What is accepted and ‘normal’ behaviour within a particular context (time and place)

Question 6

Disciplinary power

Answer 6

Practises and expectations that shape peoples behaviour into conforming with norms

Question 7

what are the 2 modalities of power

Answer 7

Associational and Instrumental

Question 8

Associational power

Answer 8

power to (enabling power) - power relations that come through social norms in a particular environment/context

Question 9

Instrumental power

Answer 9

power over someone - when somebody has the power to make someone do something that they wouldn’t otherwise do

Question 10

Structural power

Answer 10

combines a range of modalities of power relations, that otgether, create and reinforce societal structures and a social order in society

Question 11

What is power

Answer 11

is a relational effect of a social interaction, through a succession of mediated relations
relational and spatial

Question 12

Doreen massey 2009 describes place as …

Answer 12

“a simultaneity of stories so far’

Question 13

Place

Answer 13

is given meaning through many diverse experiences and understandings that overlap and span through time and space

Question 14

geometry of power

Answer 14

A pattern of multipule co-existing power relations in a space or place that reflect different modalities of power and power relations at a place

Question 15

Structural Injustice

Answer 15

when there is a system of structural porcesses in place (instutions, laws, social norms) that create generalised systems (ways of thinking, social norms) that result in some groups being advantaged and others disadvantaged

Question 16

Structural racism

Answer 16

Structural injustices on the basis of being disadvantaged becuase of race

Question 17

Colonisation / colonialism processes

Answer 17

the domination and/or disposistion of an indeginious majority.
this domination is established and maintained through political structures, but may also shape economic and cultural realtions

Question 18

4 aspects of Mignolo (2010) Colonial Matrix of Power

Answer 18

• the management and control of people
• maintaining control of authority
• maintaining control of the economy
• maintaining comtrol of knowledge

Question 19

what were significant features of the path of the planned Dakota access pipeline (Standing Rock)

Answer 19

went within 800m of the Standing rock indian reservation and was planned to pass under under lake oahe

Question 20

what is the significance of the water at lake oahe

Answer 20

source of drinking water
culturall signficant

Question 21

how was the power relation of social norms displayed at standing rock ?

Answer 21

it is the embedded racist social norms that justify economic gains over cultural rights, values and practises
- colonial view

Question 22

how was authority displyed at standing rock

Answer 22

the government and leglislative system that had the authority to approve the builing of the pipeline

Question 23

how was dominant knowledge displayed at standing rock

Answer 23

it was the dominant knowledge of the leglislative system that fails to acknowledge the cultural views and values of the Indian tribes

Question 24

how was resistance carried out at standing rock ?

Answer 24

solidarity, occupation and appelaing throught he legal system

Question 25

how many people occupied the camp at standing rick when it was at its peak ?

Answer 25

10,000

Question 26

what are 3 aspects of environmental injustice ?

Answer 26

- unequal distribution of the negative impacts of environmental degradation, pollution ect. - lack of participation in decision making - lack of recognition for community ways of life, values, culture ect. -

Question 27

what was the racial demography of Warren county

Answer 27

70% of the community was black

Question 28

what year was the toxic dump at warren county ?

Answer 28

1982

Question 29

how was authority displayed at warren county?

Answer 29

the governments had authority to enable the development when they purchased the land for the dump. when hving met the criteria of the legislation they were able to use the site. the police also displayed authority by arresting people when they were portesting against the dump by blocking the road.

Question 30

how was resistance displayed at warren county ?

Answer 30

the community resisted the development through non-violnet protests. these protests lasted 6 weeks and over 500 people were arrested

Question 31

how does ongoing colonialism effect the events at warren county ?

Answer 31

the effect of past processes which has resulted in the african amercian community being the minority and economically disadvantaged throughout history has resulted in the land prices of communities that have black majoritys to have lower value than those in dominatley white communities. therefore the land is cheaper to purchase for these dumps and polluting activities.

Question 32

how was scientific racism effect the events at warren county ?

Answer 32

the government conducted thier own environmental impact assessment of the land which neglected to acknowledge the high water table in the community. if this was reaslied then the dump would not have been able to go ahead. this neglect justified the actions of the government to build a dump in warren county.

Question 33

how did the governments values result in the events at warren county and standing rock ?

Answer 33

in both these events economic gain was valued above the environment. this is evident becuase the high water at warren county resulted in chemical leeching and at standing rock the company chosent to build the pipeline is known for having oilspills which would destroy the environment.

Question 34

when did the standing rock pipeline begin ?

Answer 34

the plan was proposed in 2014 and construction began in 2016