WK 5 L1 Becoming Flashcards
Identity politics
term introduced by Combahee river collective- works to expose and challenge social inequalities by raising awareness and giving voice to marginalised ID’s
Intersectionality
ways different aspects of a persons ID can expose them to overlapping forms of discrimination and marginalization
3 types of intersectionality
Choo+Feree (2010) Group level, at level of process and at a systemic level
Group level
multiple marginalizations - E.g oppression for being both black and a women
At level of process
interactions and context in a way that highlights power
At the systemic level
how inequalities work across the entire system- E.G how gender, race and class are connected in a capitalist society in historically specific ways
Socially constructed self
from a socio perspective- behaviour is shaped by understanding and engaging with social forces
Social forces
anything created by humans that influence, encourage or force people to act in certain ways
Social interaction
Erving Goffman- saw the self as a product of social interactionism
Role of other people
other people influence our ID by:reading others responses to us, understanding the ID they have ascribed to us, learning what others expect of us, imagining what people think of us.
Identity and consumer culture
Herbert Marcuse (1964) people recognise themselves in their commodities- they become extensions of what they buy
Dramaturgical model
Erving Goffman- invisible rules and rituals that shape our behaviour, inevitable aspect of social life, scripted drama in which we play roles
Conspicuous consumption
Term coined by Thornstein Veblen (1899)- ways in which people spend money asa public display of status
Capitalisms drive to consume creates…
false needs, distracts us from being cogs in a capitalist machine
