Power: The capacity either to effect changes or to prevent them from occurring
How is power used?
3 ways: Economically, Politically, and Culturally
3 ways: Economically, Politically, and Culturally
Economic use of power: Who receives important resources and how those resources will be used
ex. Family; parents in power, control budget, what gets bought
ex. Family; parents in power, control budget, what gets bought
Political use of power: Who sets the conditions under which people are expected to live
ex. Family; curfews, limits who you can see and when you can go out
ex. Family; curfews, limits who you can see and when you can go out
Cultural use of power: Defining reality
ex. Media and schools shape our world views
Inequality: Unequal distribution of values resources. Societies formalize and institutionalize inequality
Intersectionality: A type of analysis/framework used to examine social patterns and society and the social world (Have social hierarchies)
ex. White women on bottom of gender hierarchy but on top of the racial hierarchy
Perspective: Interlocking system of inequality
Disciplinary domain of power: Expressed through organizational protocol that hides the effects of racism and sexism under the canopy of efficiency, rationality and equal treatment
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