9: Externalities and Intersections

Externalities

decisions/actions that positively or negatively affect third parties involuntarily

cumulative effects

changes to the environment caused by a variety of activities over time

intersectionality

developed by Kimberlé Crenshaw; how culture, society and identity compound and interact

4 insights about the function of structural inequality (Crenshaw)

1- difference exists within social categories

2- People are shaped by how they relate to differences within and between social categories

3- Social categories exist within connected systems and structures of power

4- structural inequalities are the outcomes of the interactions between social context and structural power

Leah Thomas, the Intersectional Environmentalist

intersectionality advocates for both the protection of people and the planet and identifies the ways in which injustices are happening to marginalized communities

Gays and Lesbians Support the Miners

1984 British coal miners went on a 1 year strike against the closure of pits, and a group called Lesbians and Gays support the Miners reached out to Welsh communities to provide aid

1977 Ridley Report

published by Britain's conservative party, detailed the industrial policies for a Thatcher government