OPPRESSION

OPPRESSION 

Definition:

• The exercise of authority in an unjust manner;

• A system of mistreatment, exploitation and/or abuse of marginalized group(s) for the benefit of a dominant group;

• Benefit can be social, political or economic;

• This would be based on the social identity that a person has;

• It is institutionalized power that is perpetuated over time.

• Prejudice + Power = Oppression

 ANTI-OPPRESSION

• Are the theories, actions and practices that ACTIVELY challenge the systems of oppression in which the society operates in

• It is meant to be challenged on an on-going basis - it should not just be a one time challenge

• It seeks to call out the oppression that is being had in society and tries to limit the effects of it by lessening the power imbalances had within the society