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SWRK 2040 - Issues and Perspectives in Social Welfare > Chapter 9: Oppression: The Focus of Structural Social Work > Flashcards

Chapter 9: Oppression: The Focus of Structural Social Work Flashcards

1
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Structural social work contends that _________ is on the basis of all social problems

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oppression

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Most structural social work is carried out with or on behalf of ________ ______

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oppressed groups

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What is oppression, according to Barker (2003)?

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“The social act of placing severe restrictions on an individual, group or institution. The oppressed individual or group is devalued, exploited and deprived of privileges by the individual or group which has more power.” (Barker, 2003)

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What are the 2 natures of oppression?

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  1. Group based
  2. Relational
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What is group based oppression?

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Disadvantages that are experienced by individuals because of their membership in a particular group.

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Converse of oppression is ______

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Privilege

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What is privilege?

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Advantages individuals experience because of their group membership

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Oppression and privilege result from the social meanings that we ascribe to certain groups and their members that determine which group is ________ to the other

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superior

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What is relational oppression?

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Oppression happens not just when there are different groups in society, but when one of those groups has a position of power that is used to maintain its dominant position at the expense of the subordinate or oppressed groups

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What is essentialism?

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The perspective that reality exists independently of our perception of it

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What is constructionism?

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The perspective that reality cannot be separated from the way a culture makes sense of it

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What is the basis of oppression?

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Difference

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What is exploitation?

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When the dominant group uses difference to maintain and solidify its privileged position

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What is an example of exploitation?

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Men are intellectually superior to women, thus, only men should hold positions of authority in society

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What is denial?

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When the dominant group denies the existence of difference

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16
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Not everything that frustrates or limits or hurts a person is ________

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oppression

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What are the three levels of oppression?

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  1. Personal (thoughts attitudes, and beliefs)
  2. Cultural (shared values, norms)
  3. Structural (laws, policies, economics)
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What are the 4 conditions of oppression (Cudd, 2005)?

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  1. The harm condition: individuals are harmed by institutional practices (e.g. rules, laws, expectations, stereotypes, rituals, behavioural norms)
  2. The group condition: individuals suffer from harm in (1) because of thier membership (or perceived membership) in a social group
  3. The privilege condition: there is another social group that benefits from the institutional practice
  4. The coercion condition: there is unjustified coercion or force that brings about the harm
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What is the myth of objective information?

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It is possible for one group–the dominant group– to observe humanity objectively. The minority is biased for their own benefit

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What is the myth of might is right?

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The majority (or most powerful) rules even if it means tyranny over the minority

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What is stereotyping?

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Belief that all members of the group are the same

22
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What is blaming the victim?

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Saying that people are responsible for their own oppression

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What is separation, competition, and hierarchy?

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Human beings are competitive by nature and aspire to be ahead/above others

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What is the myth of class?

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Most people belong to middle class, which lives in ‘harmony’ with the higher class

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What is the myth of equal opportunity?

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Because civil and political rights have been equalized under the law (ex. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms) it is believed that if one works hard enough and takes advantage of the opportunities (ex. education and employment) available to all, then one can succeed in life.

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What are the 5 forms of oppression?

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  1. Exploitation
  2. Marginalization
  3. Powerlessness
  4. Cultural imperalism
  5. Violence
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What is marginalization?

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The process by which groups are confined to the margins of society because the labour market cannot or will not accomodate them

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What is powerlessness?

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The inhibition against the development of one’s capacities, a lack of decision-making power in one’s life, and exposure to disrespectful treatment because of the status one occupies

29
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What is cultural imperialism?

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This form of oppression comes about when the dominant group universalizes its experiences and culture and uses them as the norm. The dominant group projects its experience and culture as representative of all humanity.

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What is violence?

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Almost all oppressed groups suffer systematic violence simply because of their group membership

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What is memesis?

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Imitating the behaviours or attitudes of the dominant group in an attempt to gain a slightly more privileged status

32
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What is escape from identity?

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Attempting to flee from target/subordinate status to another social group that has fewer social penalties

33
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What is psychologically withdrawing?

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Consistently adopting a cautious low profile about target/subordinate status as a way of decreasing visibility

34
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What are guilt-expiation rituals?

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Self-mutilating alterations

35
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What is in-group hostility?

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Comparing self to other target/subordinate members in hierarchical manner

36
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What is socially withdrawing?

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Behaving one way with a dominant group and another way with the subordinate group

37
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Many definitions of social justice focus on _________ or _________ justice

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distributive; redistributive

38
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What does distributive justice focus on?

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On the ways that resources, privileges and rights are distributed in society

39
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Distributive justice seeks to redistribute resources in more _______ ways

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equitable

40
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What is the main problem with redistributive justice?

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It ignores the social processes and practices which caused the inequality in the first place

41
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There are limits to the redistribution of ___-______ things

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non-material

42
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To end oppression, we need to move beyond redistributive models of social justice, and we need to focus on procedural issues of __________ and ________ _______

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participation; decision making

43
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According to Mullaly and Dupre, society is just only if it contains and supports the _________ conditions necessary for the promotion of the universal value that everyone is of _______ _____

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institutional; intrinsic worth

44
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Social conditions would be just only if they enabled all people to meet their ______ and exercise ________

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needs; freedoms

45
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Social processes would be just only if they were _________ and all groups had a _____

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inclusive; voice

46
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Social practices would be just only if they were in accordance with how people would:

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like themselves to be treated

47
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Recognizing the limits of redistributive models of social justice directs us to look for more ________ solutions to deal with the causes (not just the effects) of _______

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structural; oppression

48
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Understanding the systematic nature of oppression avoids _______ the ________

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blaming the victim

49
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Only an awareness of the way that oppression is produced in everyday life will lead to ________ ____________

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structural solutions

50
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Understanding oppression will help social workers engage more meaningfully with the people we serve in ______________ raising and _________ activities

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consciousness; normalization

SWRK 2040 - Issues and Perspectives in Social Welfare (10 decks)

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