Bell Hooks (1911–1977) - Key Ideas (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Bell Hooks' birth name
Bell Hooks' birth name
Gloria Jean Watkins
Bell Hooks' birth year
Bell Hooks' birth year
1952
Hooks' term for intersecting oppression systems
Hooks' term for intersecting oppression systems
Imperialist white supremacist capitalist patriarchy
Hooks' description of patriarchy
Hooks' description of patriarchy
Single-most life-threatening social disease
Systems that intersect in Hooks' intersectionality
Systems that intersect in Hooks' intersectionality
Race, class, gender, sexuality
Hooks' critique of mainstream feminism
Hooks' critique of mainstream feminism
Focuses on gender, ignores race and class
State interventions Hooks supports (3 examples)
State interventions Hooks supports (3 examples)
Affirmative action, anti-discrimination laws, social welfare programs
Hooks' view on state neutrality
Hooks' view on state neutrality
State is not neutral; reflects dominant group interests
Hooks' view on human capacity for change
Hooks' view on human capacity for change
Humans can transform and unlearn oppressive behaviours
Determinants of gender roles per Hooks
Determinants of gender roles per Hooks
Socialisation & societal norms, not biology
Love's role in Hooks' theory
Love's role in Hooks' theory
Transformative force for equitable societies
Economic dependence's role per Hooks
Economic dependence's role per Hooks
Significant barrier to women's empowerment
Educational approach Hooks advocates
Educational approach Hooks advocates
Critical pedagogy to challenge social injustices