quiz 3 Flashcards
a relational perspective
diversify
highlights that actors evaluate other’s gender performances according to a gender system in which fem and masc are co-constituted
race and class differences in gender performance are legitimate
class and race hierarchies
goal of research study, diversify
identify when and how minority participants’ gender performances would be used as the rationale for their exclusion from peer cliques
what is diversify
urban-to-suburban bus program (bus ethnic minority to suburban schools) VISIBLE minority
how was the interviews done
second research diversfy
formal interview at student’s home (or public Mcdonald’s/Burger King) (or empty classroom)
what was the participant observation
black gender study
observed the school cafeteria and halls for two months. ice cream socials and diversify alumni meetings
what was the population in the research
diversfy
student’s enrolled in suburban schools hosting “racial integration” (bussing programs)
what was the non-probability sample, diversifyy
45 students in 10 schools
what was the unit of analysis diversify
individuals
what was the units of observation diversify
individual students and administrators
what was the overarching stereotype of black diversify students
underachiever or troublemaker
what is the stereotype of black boys in the study
cool and welcomed
what is the stereotype of black girls in the study
loud and ostracized
the diversify students were seen as inferior to suburban students in terms of
academic achievement
Suburban Students thoughts on diversify
like the idea of giving them spots in “their” school. however, believe that they should make “better” recruitments - more hardworkers
why were the diversify boys “popular”
because they embody the stereotypes of black masculinity
the diversified boys’ enactment of masculinity provides a backdrop for the suburban girls to
Enact complementary feminity/compliance of submission
ghetto seems to symbolize failure to
live up to upper-middle-class white standards of femininity and failure to embody characteristics of femininity that support subordination to masculinity and whiteness
the black girls threatened
the gender order
what was the intent of racial integration programs
reduce the racial and social isolation of white communities and provide black students with opportunities
SHLRP goals
- describe the learning experiences and outcomes which accompany the reading of self-help books
- to analyze the impact of such reading upon the subjective identities of those who read self-help books
prominent social theorists have argued that neoliberal forms of subjectivity are
are distinct from those of the past eras
anthony giddens
human identities have become increasingly reflexive in late modern age
ulrich beck
personal autonomy and responsibility have become hallmarks of Western cultures
nicolas rose
neoliberal rationalities of government depend on the construction and regulation of subjects who see themselves as individuals with the responsibility to shape their lives through their own actions and choices
high level of individual autonomy in contrast to high level of social engagement is seen to characterize
the ideal-typical, neoliberal
the nature of huma subjectivity under neoliberal regimes is an
empirical question
what method did the self help research use
qualitative interviews
most neoliberal form of learning
self help book
“neoliberal times” have often been
associated with discourses valuing high levels of
individual autonomy, and low levels of social
engagement, but that the subjectivities of people living
in such times
may not consistently reflect such
discourses.
conceptualization of social engagement
Represents attributes such as being or feeling
connected with other human subjects, caring for
others, and a range of other characteristics that would
link one human subject to others based on either direct
interpersonal interaction or an emotional or
philosophical bond.
explain the operationalization- key narrative exercise
- tell the interviewee to tell a story about something in their life (something that represents the importance of who they are)
- what is it about yourself that is represented by the experience you described
who were interviewed in the self help
134 people who had read a self help book
why did the second research not
engage in systematic or random sampling procedures.
because the interest was to explore the experience of and outcomes associated with reading self-help books, so did not test a particular hypothesis
reliance on available subjects (non-probability sampling methods) means that the technique
do not fully represent the range of readers of self-help books- CANNOT GENERALIZE