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Question 1

Young’s 5 Faces of Oppression: EXPLOITATION

Answer 1

• A social process that leads to unequal distribution of resources
• Occurs when labour/energy of one group utilised to benefit another group, this concentrates power in the hands of a few and constrains many
• Bringing about justice where there is exploitation requires reorganisation of institutions, alteration of division of labour, similar measures of institutions/structural/cultural change

Question 2

Young’s 5 Faces of Oppression: MARGINALIZATION

Answer 2

• Highlights ways in which certain groups are systematically excluded
• Barriers prevent groups from participating in society, become socially and economically disadvantaged
• That autonomy marginalises society → at some point in our lives we will all be dependent on someone, this dependency should not disqualify us from being seen as autonomous human beings (this is a feminist model of justice)
• Dependency should not be a reason to be deprived of opportunity or respect

Question 3

Young’s 5 Faces of Oppression: POWERLESSNESS

Answer 3

• Lack of decision making power and exposure to disrespectful treatment due to ones societal status
• Inhibits individuals from developing their capacities and having their voices heard
• Associates many injustices with powerlessness
• For Young, these first 3 relate to power and oppression due to social division of
  labour (who works for whom, who does not work, content of work defines social position relative to others) → structural and institutional relations delineate people’s lives

Question 4

Young’s 5 Faces of Oppression: CULTURAL IMPERIALISM

Answer 4

• Concerns the dominance of one cultural group over others, where the experiences of marginalised groups are rendered invisible and stereotypes are perpetuated
• Establishes a norm that elevate the dominant groups culture above others
• Paradox of experiencing oneself as invisible while also being marked as different

Question 5

Young’s 5 Faces of Oppression: VIOLENCE

Answer 5

I HV NO NOTES ON THIS BUT ITS PRETTY SELF EXPLANATORY…?

Question 6

GURR (1970) RELATIVE DEPRAVATION

Answer 6

UNDER TOOL 3 (ECONOMICS) OF FUJII’S CONFLICT TOOLBOX:

Relative deprivation is:
- Discrepancy between value, expectations and value capabilities
- The difference between what one ought to have and what one does have can raise tensions and these tensions may lead to violence

Study of deprivation is the study of poverty
- Poverty alone does not provide an explanation for conflict

Resource wars refer to conflicts revolving over the pursuit or possession of critical materials

Question 7

contentious politics is…

Answer 7

the use of disruptive techniques to make a political point:

for example: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS!!!

contentious politics makes sense of HOW AND WHY SOCIAL MOVEMENTS OCCUR

important authors: McAdam, McCarthy, and Zald (1996)

Question 8

three factors for unde