Five faces of oppression by Jersey Rosetes

Definition in your own words

rosetesj1 — 2023-09-26 16:04:57 UTC

Powerlessness - powerlessness is a part of the five faces of oppression and is different from exploitation and marginalization because it focuses more on cultural/social relations. According to Young, this is separated into two groups which are the "professionals" and the "non-professionals". Whichever category you fall into determines your respectability.

Definition

rosetesj1 — 2023-09-26 16:05:06 UTC

Exploitation - "The injustice of exploitation consists in social process that bring about a transfer of energies from one group to another to produce unequal distributions"

In which social categories does violence work? Give an example to illustrate.

rosetesj1 — 2023-09-26 16:05:13 UTC

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rosetesj1 — 2023-09-26 16:05:21 UTC

How does powerlessness relate to exploitation and marginalization?

rosetesj1 — 2023-09-26 16:05:35 UTC

Powerlessness is related to exploitation because it happens within the working class. Both the professionals and non-professionals are under a capitalist system that internally exploit them.

As mentioned before, powerlessness is divided into two categories which are "professionals" and "non-professionals". Powerlessness is related to marginalization because people who are "non-professionals" are basically marginalized not economically but socially.

What does it mean that violence is a social practice, beyond being individual victimization?

rosetesj1 — 2023-09-26 16:05:41 UTC

Violence is a social practice because the dominated group is always often othered by the dominant group. For example, it is a social practice to think that the Model Minority Myth is real based on the meanings attached to a certain group, in many cases, Asians making it okay to inflict violence on them.

Definition

rosetesj1 — 2023-09-26 16:06:04 UTC

Young defines marginalization as “A whole category of people is expelled from useful participation in social life and thus potentially subjected to severe material deprivation and even extermination.” (Five Faces Of Oppression 30)

How is this face relevant to you and your community?

rosetesj1 — 2023-10-03 22:19:36 UTC

Exploitation is relevant to me and my community because we see it everyday. Especially because I am part of the working class, it's important to understand how exploitation functions in order to fight for better wages.

With which social categories does exploitation work? Explain each.

rosetesj1 — 2023-10-03 22:22:05 UTC

Exploitation affects Race, Class, and Gender.

Race - In a capitalist society, BIPOC communities are always targeted. They profit off of other people's suffering. An example of this would be the type of people we see in a higher position would be white men. I have personally seen this power dynamic happen when I had to go to the ER. I mostly talked to white doctors while the nurses were all POC.
Class - A lot of lower-income communities are targeted by capitalism. They are forced to suffer through the system because they have to go to work every day with an unsatisfactory wage to live off of that isn't enough to support their whole family. Race and class connect because most of the lower-income families we see in America are BIPOC.
Gender - Young mentions this in their article where they talk about the exploitation of women's bodies. They specifically cover how a lot of women's bodies are sexualized and there is an unequal amount of pleasure, money, or cost that is given back to them. We obviously see this in the porn industry where women's bodies are commodified for the pleasure of men. But we also see this in other places like in school, healthcare, and everywhere else because we live in a patriarchal society.

What is one example of method to challenge this face of oppression?

rosetesj1 — 2023-10-09 04:27:20 UTC

I think that one way we could challenge this form of oppression is by mobilizing. Looking at history, there have been many protests and riots that led to the victory of many people's rights. And as we continue to fight change will start to happen. Striking against many big companies is a way to combat this face of oppression because it doesn't give them the labor power that they need in order to capitalize from the commodification of people's bodies.

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rosetesj1 — 2023-10-31 22:46:03 UTC

With which category does marginalization work? Explain each.

rosetesj1 — 2023-10-31 22:46:45 UTC

Intersectionality: when multiple systems of oppression apply to a person.

Gender: This is mostly towards trans communities being under attack for being themselves. Historically, they are made to feel alone to the point where they won't even ask for help from the police.

Race: I believe that it works with race because it has happened before in history where BIPOC are marginalized because of the color of their skin. Segregation laws during the civil rights movement are an example of the marginalization of our BIPOC communities.

Ability: It is socially constructed what is considered to be a "disability" therefore people who have a disability are marginalized because they aren't seen fit to be exploited.

What is one effective method of challenging marginalization? Explain with a concrete example. Please include at least one real-life example with a source

rosetesj1 — 2023-10-31 22:48:32 UTC

One effective method of challenging marginalization is protesting against the system. An example of this would be the sit-in protest that happened in San Francisco in 1960 done by the Disability Rights Movement. It showed how they were all in solidarity to show that they should not be marginalized.

How does marginalization connect to exploitation?

rosetesj1 — 2023-10-31 22:48:52 UTC

Marginalization connect to exploitation implicitly. This is because marginalization is the result if you aren't able to be exploited. For example, in the diagram of the exploitation where there is a capitalist and working class you will find marginalization outside of that.

In which social categories does powerlessness work?

rosetesj1 — 2023-11-29 01:11:50 UTC

The two biggest social categories that powerlessness works in are Race and Social Class.

Race - A lot of minorities and BIPOC are often seen as "unprofessional" because of the way they talk, they dress, and how they look. An example of this would be how afros are seen as unprofessional in a lot of workplaces even though this is their natural hair. Another example would be the use of AAVE in many social institutions. It is not often considered professional.

Social Class - If you are considered as lower in social class you are tied with unprofessionalism and there is little to no chance that you will advance from it unless you adhere to a whitecentric way of doing everything which upholds white supremacy. Middle class people have the ability to be considered professional because they have the resources to go through the education system and succeed while those who are lower-income don't

We discussed code-switching as a potential way to challenge (linguistic) powerlessness. Share your reflection on code-switching if it is an effective way.

rosetesj1 — 2023-11-29 01:13:22 UTC

Based on my experience having to code-switch was a really tough skill to gain and it's very useful once you know how to use it in certain situations in your daily life. But I don't think that code-switching is a way to challenge powerlessness because it suppresses any cultural identity that a person has. Code-switching is only considered useful when it is switching from your native language to English and not the other way around. I think that an example of this would be how children are encouraged to speak differently making it seem like the use of AAVE is unprofessional.

Define Cultural Imperialism in your own words

rosetesj1 — 2023-12-08 17:28:02 UTC

Cultural Imperialism - is all about the dominant and dominated group interacting to create a system where the dominated group is stereotyped, objectified, and develops double consciousness (looking at yourself through a white middle-class lens) causing the dominant group to become invisible.

In which social categories does cultural imperialism work? List two prominent categories with examples

rosetesj1 — 2023-12-08 17:30:22 UTC

Two prominent social categories that cultural imperialism work with are race and class.

Race: It works with race because most BIPOC are often stereotyped as they develop double consciousness. An example is how we speak linguistically. How schools don't want AAVE and encourage "proper English" is cultural imperialism because kids see themselves through a white person's perspective on what is the "correct" way of speaking.

Class: Cultural Imperialism works with class because your cultural capital will determine if you are oppressed. An example would be how powerlessness contributes to Cultural Imperialism or vice versa since the people who are called "non=professionals" are the people who are bothered by the "professionals".

What is double consiousness? Define based on your own life experience

rosetesj1 — 2023-12-08 17:30:55 UTC

Double-consciousness: is when you see yourself through the dominant group's perspective.

I developed double consciousness growing up in the US. I remember wishing I was a white person because I have always seen them through the media. This changed the way I present myself altogether. It's stupid too because I even tried changing the way I WROTE because one of my classmates said that there is a "right way" of writing.

What are some ways to get rid of cultural imperialism? (you can focus on how to get rid of double-conciousness).

rosetesj1 — 2023-12-08 17:31:56 UTC

Some ways to get rid of cultural imperialism is to also target double conciousness as an idea. I think that it's hard to get rid of double conciousness because it is engraved in the way we think and all of us have been conditioned to think that way. But It's possible to point out/recognize our double conciousness and actively unlearning it.

How would cultural imperialism promote violence as a social practice?

rosetesj1 — 2023-12-08 17:34:44 UTC

Cultural Imperialism promotes violence as a social practice because, in any social category, the dominant group will always find a way to justify the violence they do to the dominant group.