Several local, national, and world events occurring during the transitional period between the 1960's and the 1970's influenced Eisenberg's decision to continue her education in developmental psychology, as well as her initial research into what she calls “other oriented political attitudes” (Eisenberg, 2002; H.L. Miller, personal communication, January 28, 2011). However, before discussing these incidents, something that indirectly influenced Eisenberg by triggering a resurgence of interest in the field of prosocial behavior itself should be mentioned (Eisenberg & Mussen, 1989, pp. 9-10; H.L. Miller, personal communication, January 28, 2011). This was the murder of Kitty Genovese in Queens, New York March 1964 (Eisenberg & Mussen, 1989, pp. 9-10). The reason this event impacted the nation was because 38 people saw and heard Genovese being killed, but did nothing to stop it (Eisenberg & Mussen, 1989, pp. 9-10). Due to this well publicized episode, leading scientists of the time began investigating the reasons why people do, or do not, assist others (Eisenberg & Mussen, 1989, pp. 9-10).
A few years after this reawakening, Eisenberg matriculated to the University of Michigan and got involved in some of the sociopolitical activities that surrounded her (Eisenberg, 2002). Of these events, Eisenberg specifically cites her efforts in local instances of the anti-Vietnam war protests and the Civil Rights Movement as greatly impacting her future (Eisenberg, 2002, p.131). She also credits other national events, like the counterculture movement, with creating an increasingly liberal political mood that encouraged her to enter into debates about social justice issues (Eisenberg, 2002; Eisenberg & Mussen, 1989, p.9). These debates inspired ...
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If an individual is familiar with their surrounding “they are more likely to help” (Altruism and Helping Behavior. Print). In the essay, the authors state “the scene of the crime, the streets, in middle class society “represents all the vulgar and perilous in life” (Milgram, Stanley, and Paul Hollander. Paralyzed Witnesses: The Murder They Heard. Print.). In society, the streets, especially at night, represents the dangerous and negative sides of society due to the crimes and chaos that occur on the streets (gangs, drive-by shootings, robberies, murders, large crowds walking, etc.). The crimes and dangers of the streets cause many people to fear being on the streets alone which leads to external conflicts. When the murder was occurring, the witnesses’ attitudes of the streets prevented them from calling the police due to the fear of the streets and since the witnesses were middle-class, they believed that Genovese was poor, a criminal, or someone who has nothing else to do and was expecting for the=is to eventually
Anne Moody’s memoir, Coming of Age in Mississippi, is an influential insight into the existence of a young girl growing up in the South during the Civil-Rights Movement. Moody’s book records her coming of age as a woman, and possibly more significantly, it chronicles her coming of age as a politically active Negro woman. She is faced with countless problems dealing with the racism and threat of the South as a poor African American female. Her childhood and early years in school set up groundwork for her racial consciousness. Moody assembled that foundation as she went to college and scatter the seeds of political activism. During her later years in college, Moody became active in numerous organizations devoted to creating changes to the civil rights of her people. These actions ultimately led to her disillusionment with the success of the movement, despite her constant action. These factors have contributed in shaping her attitude towards race and her skepticism about fundamental change in society.
...apid social shifts combined with impending crisis over slavery to foment a quest for salvation and perfection.” The moral reform movements of the mid to late 1800s was a cultural storm, brewing up a war of dissension, and untold horrors. This movement was fueled by the three Isms, Communal-ism, Feminism, and Abolitionism. Thousands of Utopian communities dotted the landscapes, for the first time, women were standing up and declaring what their rights were, and man and women across the north and south were standing firm in an abolitionist’s view of slavery. A cultural storm was brewing; a dissent that would not be satisfied till it had blood. A Civil war was being birthed.
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Angela Davis grew up surrounded by politically opinionated, educated, and successful family members who influenced her ideals and encouraged her development and ambition. Her father attended St Augustine’s College, a historically black school in North Carolina (Davis 20). Her brother, Ben Davis, was a successful football player who was a member of teams such as the Cleveland Browns and the Detroit Lions (Davis 23). Her mother, Sallye Davis, was substantially involved in the civil rights movement and was a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Davis 42). In addition, her mother joined the Southern Negro Youth Congress which had strong ties to the Communist Party. This involvement greatly influenced Davis as she had many associations with members of the party which later shaped her political views (“Complexity, Activism, Optimism: An Interview with Angela Y. Davis”).
...assionately for women’s rights all her life, yet there appears to be very little to show for all of that effort. As a historical figure, Jones has been more or less forgotten; her presence in American history vanished as soon as she was deported, regardless of all the columns and letters and poems she wrote in an attempt to fix the problems of her world. Perhaps she vanished because all of her effort had been futile. The presence of racism and discrimination in the United States had simply been to strong of a force for her or the Communist Party to effectively fight. Still, Jones does leave behind her own theory of superexploitation, which remains as accurate and true-sounding as Marx’s own original concepts had been.
In the weekly readings for week five we see two readings that talk about the connections between women’s suffrage and black women’s identities. In Rosalyn Terborg-Penn’s Discontented Black Feminists: Prelude and Postscript to the Passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, we see the ways that black women’s identities were marginalized either through their sex or by their race. These identities were oppressed through social groups, laws, and voting rights. Discontented Black Feminists talks about the journey black feminists took to combat the sexism as well as the racism such as forming independent social clubs, sororities, in addition to appealing to the government through courts and petitions. These women formed an independent branch of feminism in which began to prioritize not one identity over another, but to look at each identity as a whole. This paved the way for future feminists to introduce the concept of intersectionality.
The Movements of the New Left by Van Gosse documents the events that shaped America’s lives during the 1960s and 1970s. In these 45 documents, Gosse touches on topics of race, antiwar, gay rights and nonviolent demonstrations. The Civil Rights Movement and the Feminist Movement both shared the idea of equal rights for everyone. Both movements relate to mainstream liberalism, share similar goals or differences, evolved in the 1970s, and still have an impact on America’s to this day. Both of these movements related to mainstream liberalism in a sense that they both wanted change in a social advancement rather than through rebellion.
Last year marked the 150th Anniversary of a movement by women to achieve full civil rights in this country. Over the past seven generations, dramatic social and legal changes have been accomplished that are now so accepted that they go unnoticed by people whose lives they have utterly changed. ( Eisenberg 1) Many people who have lived through the recent decades of this process have come to accept what has transpired. And younger people, for the most part, can hardly believe life was ever otherwise.
Angelina Grimke and Sojourner Truth were both prominent American civil rights activists of the 19th century who focused on the abolition of slavery and women’s rights issues, respectively. While both of these women challenged the societal beliefs of the United States at the time regarding these civil rights issues, the rhetorical strategies used by each of these women to not only illustrate their respective arguments but also to raise social awareness of these issues was approached in very different fashions. Angelina Grimke promoted the use of white middle-class women’s positions in the household to try to influence the decision makers, or men, around them. On the other hand, Sojourner Truth, a former slave turned women’s rights activist,
Carol Tavris was born in 1944, and got her PH.D. in Social Psychology. That is why she has so much credibility in this field of study. This essay wouldn’t mean anything if it wasn’t coming from someone who has the background and the credibility she does. A strong example of emotion is when she talks about Rodney King and the savage beating he received. It again shows how people in groups act different. There were 11 officers watching 4 of their colleagues beat this poor man. What were they thinking? Did they agree? These are some of the questions you have to ask yourself. One explanation, of course, is that they approved.(18). They may have identified with the abusers, vicariously participating in a beating they rationalized as justified.(18). This is sad but true, but what about the Kitty Genovese story. She was stabbed and killed in front of her apartment, while 38 neighbors heard and watched, not one called for help. This is called diffusion of responsibility or social loafing which pretty much means the more people in a group the lazier everyone gets thinking that someone else will do the right thing. This is just another example of emotion in Carol Tavris’s writing.
Kim E Nielsen. "Book Review of Belle Moskowitz: Feminine Politics and the Exercise of Power in the Age of Alfred E. Smith, and: No Place for a Woman: A Life of Senator Margaret Chase Smith, and: Barbara Jordan: American Hero." Feminist Formations, Fall 2001, 205.
“We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.” (“Angela Davis Quote." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web.”) Angela Yvonne Davis was an activist, an educator, and a politician. Aside from doing this, she was a major impact on feminist rights for the African American community. This essay will include Angela Davis’ Impact on the male but mainly female African American Community, and to the everyday society. Angela Davis’ philosophical side, and her personal and background life. Will also be included.
Gloria Steinem, a renowned feminist activist and co-founder of the women’s rights publication Ms. Magazine, gives a commencement speech at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, on May 31, 1970. Steinem’s speech “Living The Revolution” is delivered to the graduating class of Vassar College, founded in 1865 as a liberal arts college for women and then became coeducational a year before the speech was delivered in 1969. The intent of this speech is to inform the listeners and to shed light on the fact that women are not treated equally to their white male counterparts, though society has been convinced otherwise and to argue that it is crucial for all minorities, and even white males, to be relieved of their “stereotypical” duties in order for balance to exist. Steinem executes her speech’s purpose by dividing it up into four parts to explain the four different “myths” put against women while using a few rhetorical strategies and logical, ethical, and emotional appeals.
The aim of Bell Hook’s article is to show the bias that is inherent in Madam Sandberg’s piece. For instance, she points out the fact that Sheryl is not only a wealthy white woman but that she is a billionaire and COO at Facebook. Consequently, although some people may consider Sandberg’s views to be groundbreaking, a close analysis of her text reveals