Quote: "Oppression is malicious or unjust treatment of, or exercise of power over, a group of individuals, often in the form of governmental authority or cultural opprobrium."
The systemic and institutionalized mistreatment, exclusion, or marginalization of individuals or groups based on their social identity, often resulting in unequal access to resources, opportunities, and power.
Intersectionality: The interconnected nature of social categories such as race, gender, sexuality, and class and the consequent discrimination and oppression that results when these categories intersect.
Power dynamics: The ways in which individuals and groups exert power over others, often through cultural and systemic mechanisms.
Stereotyping: The process of applying oversimplified and negative generalizations to people or groups of people based on their social categories (e.g., race, gender, sexuality).
Internalized oppression: The process by which members of an oppressed group internalize the negative stereotypes and messages about their own social category and devalue themselves as a result.
Microaggressions: Subtle forms of discrimination that occur in everyday interactions, often through seemingly innocuous comments or actions.
Systemic oppression: The institutionalized ways in which people are denied equal access to resources, opportunities, and rights based on their social category.
Privilege: The advantages and benefits that are granted to individuals and groups based on their social category, often at the expense of others who do not share that category.
Social constructs: The ways in which social categories and identities are constructed and defined within societal systems and institutions.
Cultural appropriation: The process by which aspects of a culture are taken and used by members of a dominant culture, often without regard for the original context or meaning.
Discrimination: The differential treatment of individuals or groups based on their social category, often resulting in negative outcomes and unequal access to resources and opportunities.
Racism: Systematic discrimination against people of different ethnicities, religions, or backgrounds.
Sexism: Denial of rights or opportunities based on gender, particularly discrimination against women and girls.
Homophobia: Fear, hatred, or prejudice towards individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+.
Ableism: Discrimination against individuals with physical or mental disabilities.
Classism: Discrimination against individuals based on social or economic status.
Ageism: Discrimination or prejudice against people because of their age.
Colorism: Prejudice or discrimination against individuals who have darker skin tones.
Heteronormativity: The belief that heterosexual relationships are the only norm and that others are abnormal or inferior.
Transphobia: Prejudice or discrimination against individuals who identify as transgender.
Religious oppression: The discriminatory treatment of individuals based on their religion, beliefs, or lack thereof.
Islamophobia: An irrational fear or hatred towards individuals who practice Islam.
Xenophobia: Fear or hatred towards individuals from different countries, cultures, or nationalities.
Colonialism: A form of oppression in which one country takes control of another, imposing its culture, language, and values while exploiting resources and labor.
Patriarchy: A system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.
Fatphobia: Prejudice or discrimination against individuals who are overweight or obese.
Linguicism: Discrimination based on language or dialect.
Environmental racism: Discrimination in environmental policy and practice that harms people of color and low-income communities.
Immigration oppression: The act of discriminating against individuals because of their immigration status.
Marginalization: The process of being excluded, disadvantaged, or undermined by the dominant culture or society.
Eurocentrism: Believing that Europe provides the superior model of civilization that all non-European peoples should strive to emulate.
Lookism: A bias against people based on their appearance.
Quote: "Oppression may be overt or covert, depending on how it is practiced."
Quote: "It is related to regimentation, class, society, and punishment."
Quote: "Oppression refers to discrimination when the injustice does not target and may not directly afflict everyone in society but instead targets or disproportionately impacts specific groups of people."
Quote: "Although some scholars cite evidence of different types of oppression, such as social oppression, cultural, political, religious/belief, institutional oppression, and economic oppression."
Quote: "Oppression may be overt or covert, depending on how it is practiced."
Quote: "Oppression is malicious or unjust treatment of, or exercise of power over, a group of individuals, often in the form of governmental authority."
Quote: "Oppression is malicious or unjust treatment of, or exercise of power over, a group of individuals, often in the form of governmental authority or cultural opprobrium."
Quote: "Oppression refers to discrimination when the injustice does not target and may not directly afflict everyone in society but instead targets or disproportionately impacts specific groups of people."
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Quote: "No universally accepted model or terminology has yet emerged to describe oppression in its entirety."
Quote: "Some scholars cite evidence of different types of oppression, such as social oppression, cultural, political, religious/belief, institutional oppression, and economic oppression."
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Quote: "Oppression is malicious or unjust treatment of, or exercise of power over, a group of individuals."
Quote: "Some scholars cite evidence of different types of oppression, such as social oppression, cultural, political, religious/belief, institutional oppression, and economic oppression."
Quote: "Some scholars cite evidence of different types of oppression, such as social oppression, cultural, political, religious/belief, institutional oppression, and economic oppression."
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Quote: "Some scholars cite evidence of different types of oppression, such as social oppression, cultural, political, religious/belief, institutional oppression, and economic oppression."
Quote: "Oppression refers to discrimination when the injustice does not target and may not directly afflict everyone in society but instead targets or disproportionately impacts specific groups of people."
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