Increasingly, the progression of society has relied upon the presence of a phenomenon referred to as leadership. Frequently, this phenomenon aids in the creation of dynamic individuals known as leaders. Leaders are often shaped by the circumstances that affect their lives; thus, some individuals are born to inherit the role of a leader once those currently in power deem them ready; Other individuals are molded into leaders by their surroundings. The term “leader” is used to refer to these…
Feminism is a large movement today in America. Activists for the movement work in many different ways, just like the Civil Rights movement. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote a powerful letter during his time in Birmingham Jail, and feminists can learn a lot from what he had to say. The most important thing Martin Luther King, Jr. would tell feminists is to not fear being called extreme, so long as they are positive and loving in their endeavors. In Letter from Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King,…
Section I.2. Social Movements Expansion Over the history of United States, multiples movements saw rise in order to protect and demand common goods, security and other issues that seems to be controlled by the society and federal government. Here we take a look at four of these movements and we analyze how they have changed our everyday lives and transformed society over the past decades: 1. Reconstruction (1865-1877) Reconstruction was a rough time in the story of American freedom,…
Throughout history, people of color have struggled due to prevailing and repressive conditions. History has shown many groups were willing to challenge governmental ideologies and laws because it when against the idea of democracy that the west has created for the rest of the world. Groups like the students activist were willing to risk their lives in order to challenge and question the same government that was established to protect them. The idea of democratic government that was established…
As discussed previously, JFK started an awareness of Civil Rights, his actions in Birmingham, coupled with the media coverage; however, it was LBJ’s ability to use his connections in Congress to pass laws that changed the face of voting and civil right throughout the United States. As far as the leadership at the grassroots level Dr. Martin Luther King is the most famous, due to the nonviolent protests and boycotts; however, Rosa Parks, Aurelia Browder, and Louise Keys, were the catalysis for…
Emma Goldman was a person of many qualities including: a writer, a great influential speaker, and a feminist. Her most important quality is that she was an anarchist. Her anarchism is what really defines her because she was not a common anarchist. She had her own definition that she followed: “Anarchy, to this particular anarchist, did not signify chaos, whether on the international, national, or personal level. Rather, it meant living one's life without external restraints.” (Chalberg Prologue…
While recognizing the importance of these pre-1960s historians, we usually associate the rise of women’s history with the late 1960s-1970s, inspired from the ferment of the long sixties political movement. In the context of these works, Canadian women sought greater recognition of the social, economic, legal, and political positions in society. Feminists, newly aware of forms of contemporary oppression that never before had been ‘named’, were understandably interested in explanations for…
control (Hofstede, 1983). Later researches have discussed more on the interference of culture on the effectiveness of authoritarian parenting. One understanding was authoritative parenting appeared to be more effective in transmitting values in individualist, which corresponding with the central cultural idea in some regions (Rudy, Grusec, 2006). Similarly, in collectivist groups, authoritarian parenting may be valued more by their particular cultural…
To effectively interpret theorist conceptualizations of power we must first understand power as a social construction. This is an important concept to acknowledge when attempting to understand the role of power in both Marxism and Anarchism. We must acknowledge each theories different idea of power distributions between individuals and authorities. Despite Marxist and Anarchist similarities they differ in ideas of the role of ‘the state’ and they conceptualize the use of power structures…
When talking to my friends and family about classes, they are interested in that one class that stands out the most, Women’s Studies. Then the conversation gets deeper into what the class has learned so far, what feminism is and our opposing or similar views on the subject. Specifically this time I asked certain questions such as “how they defined feminism? “, “What they thought Women’s Studies was?” and “How have they experienced power, privilege or oppression in their life?” The official…