People, Power, Place - exam study Flashcards

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Domination

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

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Resistance

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

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Authority

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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

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Dominant knowledge

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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

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Social norms

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

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Disciplinary power

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Practises and expectations that shape peoples behaviour into conforming with norms

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7
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what are the 2 modalities of power

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Associational and Instrumental

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Associational power

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

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Instrumental power

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

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Structural power

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

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What is power

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

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Doreen massey 2009 describes place as …

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“a simultaneity of stories so far’

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Place

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

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geometry of power

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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

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Structural Injustice

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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

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16
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Structural racism

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Structural injustices on the basis of being disadvantaged becuase of race

17
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Colonisation / colonialism processes

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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

18
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4 aspects of Mignolo (2010) Colonial Matrix of Power

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  • the management and control of people
  • maintaining control of authority
  • maintaining control of the economy
  • maintaining comtrol of knowledge
19
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what were significant features of the path of the planned Dakota access pipeline (Standing Rock)

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

20
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what is the significance of the water at lake oahe

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source of drinking water
culturall signficant

21
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how was the power relation of social norms displayed at standing rock ?

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

22
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how was authority displyed at standing rock

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

23
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how was dominant knowledge displayed at standing rock

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

24
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how was resistance carried out at standing rock ?

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solidarity, occupation and appelaing throught he legal system

25
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how many people occupied the camp at standing rick when it was at its peak ?

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10,000

26
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what are 3 aspects of environmental injustice ?

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  • 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.
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what was the racial demography of Warren county

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70% of the community was black

28
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what year was the toxic dump at warren county ?

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1982

29
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how was authority displayed at warren county?

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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.

30
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how was resistance displayed at warren county ?

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

31
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how does ongoing colonialism effect the events at warren county ?

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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.

32
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how was scientific racism effect the events at warren county ?

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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.

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

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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.

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when did the standing rock pipeline begin ?

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the plan was proposed in 2014 and construction began in 2016