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| What are some critiques of consumer activism |
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Definition
- de-politicization of poverty - says consumers actually can make a difference
- individualizes the problem as opposed to presenting a collective solution
- doesn't challenge the issue of overconsumption
- greenwashing |
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Term
| What is epistemic privilege? |
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Definition
| the idea that the oppressed occupy a position of privilege in terms of understanding their oppression |
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Term
| what are the 2 types of knowledge? |
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Definition
authorized - basis of academic knowledge, scientific, reason, objective, associated with men
experiential - everyday, emotional, subjective, associated with women. |
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Term
| How should outsiders react to the epistemic privilege of insiders |
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Definition
| with methodological humility and caution. |
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