4 I's of Oppression

Oppression is

• An unjust or cruel exercise of power or authority.

• The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without restraint.

• The practice or principles of social equality.

Which one of these is NOT a type of oppression we discussed today?

• Ideological

• Interpersonal

• Impression

• Institutional

Interpersonal Oppression

• Oppression that exists inside a person’s mind and shapes their thinking.

• The way people play out discrimination and violence on each other.

• The idea or belief that one group is better than another, and has the right to control the other group.

• When the ideology that one group is better than another group gets embedded into the institutions of society including laws, education, and media

Which of the following is an example of INSTITUTIONAL oppression?

• Stereotypes. Racist/Sexist Jokes. Acts of discrimination towards a certain group.

• Racism, Sexism, Classism, Xenophobia, Transphobia

• Negative self talk. Thinking that we are not good enough or worthy.

• Unfair policies, rules, laws, and systems that produce inequality in society.

Ideological Oppression

• Oppression that exists inside a person’s mind and shapes their thinking.

• The way people play out discrimination and violence on each other.

• The idea or belief that one group is better than another, and has the right to control the other group.

• When the ideology that one group is better than another group gets embedded into the institutions of society including laws, education, and media

Internalized Oppression

• Oppression that exists inside a person’s mind and shapes their thinking.

• The way people play out discrimination and violence on each other.

• The idea or belief that one group is better than another, and has the right to control the other group.

• When the ideology that one group is better than another group gets embedded into the institutions of society including laws, education, and media

What level of oppression?

• Ideological

• Institutional

• Interpersonal

• Internalized

Which of the following is an example of INTERPERSONAL oppression?

• Stereotypes. Racist/Sexist Jokes. Acts of discrimination towards a certain group.

• Racism, Sexism, Classism, Xenophobia, Transphobia

• Negative self talk. Thinking that we are not good enough or worthy.

• Unfair policies, rules, laws, and systems that produce inequality in society.

Institutional Oppression

• Oppression that exists inside a person’s mind and shapes their thinking.

• The way people play out discrimination and violence on each other.

• The idea or belief that one group is better than another, and has the right to control the other group.

• When the ideology that one group is better than another group gets embedded into the institutions of society including laws, education, and media

Which of the following is an example of IDEOLOGICAL oppression?

• Stereotypes. Racist/Sexist Jokes. Acts of discrimination towards a certain group.

• Racism, Sexism, Classism, Xenophobia, Transphobia

• Negative self talk. Thinking that we are not good enough or worthy.

• Unfair policies, rules, laws, and systems that produce inequality in society.