5 FACES OF OPPRESSION

Question 1

what is oppression

Answer 1

• prolonged treatment or exercise of authority

- reducing the potential of making others feel human

Question 2

Who’s view does 5 FACES OF OPPRESSION come from

Answer 2

Iris Marion Young

1949 - 2006

Question 3

what was Young’s view on oppression

Answer 3

structural:

• part of the system that we live in
  - does not have to be done by one given person
• immobilizes one group because they are different
  - eg, gay men, African Americans,

Question 4

what is an example of unconcsious oppression

Answer 4

system-wide constraint:

• how cities are designed that marginalised
• hostile architecture

Question 5

What are the 5 FACES OF OPPRESSION

Answer 5

1. Exploitation
2. Marginalization
3. Powerlessness
4. Cultural Imperialism
5. Violence

Question 6

what is exploitation

Answer 6

using people’s labour without compensating them for their work fairly

• slavery
• sweatshops

Question 7

give 3 examples of exploitaiton

Answer 7

sweatshops:

• $14 polo cost $5.67 to actually make
• workers get 12 cents of that sales price

african miners:

• have to rent their own mining tools
• forced to find things otherwise they would be in debt

institutions and division of labour:
- workers are not able to make decisions on their own (lack of autonomy)

Question 8

what is marginalisation

Answer 8

confining people to the edge of society, rendering them useless often racially marked

Question 9

what do you call people that are marginalised

Answer 9

marginals

Question 10

give examples of marginals

Answer 10

• elderly
• mentally and physically disabled
• homeless people

Question 11

what are marginals often subject to

Answer 11

deprivvation of resources or extermination:

• e.g geneocide of native americans
• arboriginals in australia
• hostile architecture

Question 12

what is powerlessness

Answer 12

the lack of autonomy (decision making power)

- often found in division of labour where the worker cannont make decisions of their own

Question 13

characterisitics of a powerless person/group

Answer 13

• has no voice
• must take orders
• lack status
• lack of sense of self

Question 14

how are the 5 FACES OF OPPRESSION linked to division of labour

Answer 14

• clear authority - powerlessness
• there are some people that just don’t work - marginalisation
• content of work defines their position in an instituitin
  
  • e.g cook vs manager

Question 15

what is cultural imperialism

Answer 15

when one group of people envoke their values, morals, experiences, and cluture on another

Question 16

example of cultural imperialsim

Answer 16

heteronormativity
- opposite sex only
- gay or lesbian is seen as an outcast
Westernisation

Question 17

what could cultural imperialism lead to and intersects with

Answer 17

VIOLENCE

Question 18

what is violence

Answer 18

living in a constant state of fear/threat that can cause harm

Question 19

examples of those suffer from systemic violence

Answer 19

• gay men
• women
• lesbians

Question 20

Which type of oppression did Young say was the worst

Answer 20

Marginalisation:

Because a group of people are being expelled from society with serious material deprivation.

Question 21

What is autonomy

Answer 21

the decision making power

Question 22

Who lacks autonomy in powerlessness

Answer 22

Non-professionals:

Because they do not have the expertise for advancement

Question 23

What do non-professionals try to achieve

Answer 23

Autonomy and Respect

• Respect:
  
  • Dress professional to look the part when asking/buying

Question 24

What is a social group

Answer 24

a collection of people that are differentiated from at least one other collection

Question 25

How do you classify social groups

Answer 25

Associations and Aggregates

Question 26

What is an aggregate

Answer 26

classification of people according to their attributes, for example, skin, hair, eyes

Question 27

What is an association

Answer 27

a collection of people that come together based on common ground and set rules on how the group will function.
for example:
- clubs