{"id":1283,"date":"2019-10-21T11:05:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T15:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/?p=1283"},"modified":"2019-10-21T11:05:08","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T15:05:08","slug":"domination-and-subordination-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/2019\/10\/21\/domination-and-subordination-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Domination and Subordination"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the reading and analysis of Miller’s “Domination\/Subordination” and Cheney and Lair’s “\u00a0Elevating Dissent” some important and diverse views on inequalities and the idea of superiority were introduced. Early in Miller’s chapter in the section about inequality they make the statement: “the superior person is supposed to engage with the lesser in such a way as to bring the lesser member up to full parity; that is, the child is to be helped to become the adult.”(Miller). While this makes obvious sense in the example used (child and adult) I believe it is very important to recognize the subjective nature one should take to approaching a person or population that they perceive as inferior.<\/span><\/p>\n

This connects me to a concept I learned in my World History class, “the white man’s burden”. The “white man’s burden” revolves around the idea that in history, individuals in western societies that believe they are superior’s sense of obligation to help “inferior” countries or populations. While in some cases in history this is all out of good-natured desires to help those they view as less-fortunate, this idea is rooted in racist and religious beliefs that are very subjective and ignorant. This has become an extreme issue because of differences in beliefs and cultures; who decides what is a “superior” way of life? While these moments in history and even present-day may have been out of good intention they have lead to major conflict and struggles in the said “inferior” countries. Some examples of this are imperialism or religious expansions were in some cases the more powerful party enforces their own ideologies on another society that may not want their interference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the reading and analysis of Miller’s “Domination\/Subordination” and Cheney and Lair’s “\u00a0Elevating Dissent” some important and diverse views on inequalities and the idea of…<\/p>\n

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