Week 10, Session 1

Students, please remember to bring American Workers to class as I will be referring to the book during lecture.

I. Introduction

II. “Class”

A. Defining “class”

 

 

B. Identity

 

1. Affiliation

 

 

2. Mobilization

 

 

C. Factors which might shape “class”

1. State regulation

 

 

2. Physical location

 

 

3. Economy

 

 

4. Other resources

 

 

D. Class mobility

1. Social capital

 

 

2. Economic circumstances

 

 

III. “Gender”

A. Defining “gender”

 

 

B. Gender and Class

 

 

C. Gender and History

 

1. amnesia

 

 

2. nostalgia

 

 

3. reclamation

 

 

D. Women’s Stories

1. Example 1

 

 

 

2. Example 2

 

 

 

IV. Analyzing “Family”

A. “Family” as Political Space

 

1. Public

 

 

2. Private

 

 

B. How does “family” work?

 

1. “Uncles”

 

 

2. Popularity Contests

 

 

V. “State” and “Family” in the post-1965 era

A. U.S. involvement overseas

 

B. Legislation

 

1. 1965 Immigration Act

 

2. 1990 Immigration Act

 

C. The Post-’65 Era

1. Generational profile

 

2. Reasons for migration

 

 

3. United States as destination

 

 

D. Community formation

1. Common issues

 

 

2. Southern California

 

 

3. Orange County

 

 

VI. Past, Present, Future

A. Continuities

 

 

 

 

B. Differences

 

 

 

 

VII. Conclusion