Power and The Social Body Flashcards
Who was Patricia Collins?
She was a social theorist whom researched intersecting power relations of race, gender and class
What is the most important factor affecting health?
Social status, a.k.a Poverty
Why does Patricia Collins request for a social change?
To tackle problems like poverty and other social issues.
Why is oppression full of contradictions?
Those who are oppressed or say they are oppressed contain a bit of an oppressor themselves.
What is the additive analysis of oppression?
It’s thinking in a misleading way which adds race and gender into analysis. Instead, thinking of it as an interlocking system that race gender and class are all present in any given setting.
What assumptions is additive analysis based on?
1) Dichotomous thinking
2) Ranking dichotomous thinking (one group is dominant while other is subordinate)
The importance of acting?
New ways of thinking but not acting will not call for new prospects for change. Taking action makes a change
How are women in science affected by power in their careers?
Female scientists face many barriers such as the wage gap between them and men. Women doctors get paid less while male doctors get paid much more.
Why must we pay attention to our words?
We can end up following the same cycle of standing beliefs about people and say things we don’t mean.
What was Antonio Gramsci’s Theoretical Idea?
Power is ideological idea that those without power have same interests with those with power. It was a common sensical leadership where those without power would not questions those with power.
What was Michael Focault’s Theory of Power?
Power is never total. There are little spaces to voice power and have resistance against regimes. Also believed power exists everywhere.
Define: Hegemony
those without power believe their interests align with those with power. “Follow the leader” ideology with no chance of overthrowing.
What are the dimensions of oppression?
Institutional, Symbolic, and Individual
Explain Institutional oppression
Oppression that is experienced in schools, hospitals, sport and generally in the workplace. They often claim equal opportunities but some groups benefit more than others.
Explain symbolic oppression
Uses stereotypical and controlling images as well as society based ideological words to describe certain characters with dominating or subordinating traits.
