Evaluate the importance of anti oppressive practice in social work. Illustrate your answer using the PCS model.…
You should never ignore discrimination; if you ignore it the person who is discriminating will believe it is acceptable behavior.…
The Life Map from SOWK 305 and the exercise we did in SOWK 304 Adobe Connect, Privilege Walk, connected life events where I had experienced oppression and where I was the oppressor. When doing my Life Map, I was able to recognize many life events where I was oppressed because of my age and poverty. I was not able to finish high school because I needed to work to provide for my basic needs and I was very difficult for me to get government financial support because I was a youth. Even when trying to access supports the support often came with judgment who seemed to see me as an oppositional or “bad” teen rather than seeing how my environment influenced me. As an oppressor, I was able to identify how my framework of diversity was developed through…
Hinson, S., & Bradley, A. (n.d.). A structural analysis of oppression. 5. Retrieved from http://online.iona.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-564131-dt-content-rid-569023_1/courses/SOW2220EA.FS12/structural_analysis_oppression.pdf…
In this paper, I will state my reaction on two videos, Eye of the Storm and A Class Divided. These videos are inspired from Jane Elliott, a third grade teacher, who tested a group of her students in teaching them about discrimination. I definitely agree with Elliott in her process of teaching people the importance of ethnicity and discrimination.…
Oppression and injustice have been prevalent issues in society since the formation of this country. During the 1960’s, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a influential advocate for equal rights, especially in the South. He discussed possible solutions to such social issues in his speeches and essays. One essay, “Three ways of meeting oppression,” introduces acceptable solutions that can be seen as rational and ethical, as well as emotionally appealing. The significance of such solutions can not be refuted, although the techniques may have opposition. Overall, King contributed vital information benefiting the struggle against injustice within his essay.…
The biggest thing I learned about was white privilege, what it is and why it is a problem. Before this class, I never knew that white privilege was a thing or a problem. I did not feel like I had any more privileges than other races, I was blinded by it. Over the course of this semester I learned that white privilege is completely unearned, if you are white you have it and if you are not you do not have it. Even if you do not want it and you are white you still have it. I know understand what white privilege is and how it is affecting our world. Why should I be given more privileges just because I am white? This does not seem fair at all to me. There are three different presumptions of privilege that include innocence, worthiness, and competence. Presumptions mean that you know that when something goes wrong around you, you will not get blamed for it. Worthiness simply means that you know you are worthy and you are good enough of a person to get treated correctly. Being treated like you know what is going on around you and understand language is competence. It makes me sad knowing that I have all of these privileges on a daily basis that I take for granted and do not even notice when other people do not get them just because of their race. I think that if people did not believe that privilege did not exist it would not be a problem and not…
The Tunnel of Oppression was an interesting experience. The rooms that the Tunnel of Oppression consisted of were Privilege, Mental Health, Gender, Self-Image, Alcohol Peer Pressure, and Debrief room. The Privilege room consisted of an exercise where the students were given a paper ball. Students in the back had to find their own paper ball off the floor. All students were then told to throw the paper ball in a plastic bin that was in the front of the classroom. Only people in the front made the shot which was an example of American privilege. American privilege still exists today and you tend to see it a lot with African Americans in the news. The Mental Health…
There have been many forms of oppression throughout history. While many forms of oppression have been eradicated, many forms still exist in today’s society. Concerning the forms of oppression that have been eradicated, the question that comes to mind is how these forms of oppression were dealt with and what led to them being eradicated. The process of dealing with oppression in turn brings to light another question in how successful are the resistors’ approaches in dealing with oppression. There are two main distinct approaches to oppression which are violent resistance and non-violent resistances. Since there have been many oppressed groups that have seen success from nonviolent resistances to oppression, the focus of this paper will be taking a stance in proving that the oppressed do see success in nonviolent approaches. In analyzing this notion, I will discuss the forms of oppression portrayed in the film Pride by Stephen Beresford and Angela Davis’s chapter “Class and Race in the Early Women’s Rights Campaign.” I will then discuss the resistors’ approaches in dealing with oppression and give my opinion of the most effective way to resist oppression which is a union of many forms of resistances coming together. Finally, I will discuss how much power really…
In this essay, “The Ways of Meeting Oppression,” Martin Luther King Jr. was speaking about three kinds of oppression and how people deal with their oppression.…
Within this essay, I would like to describe how and when to challenge discrimination within school practice, and how this can in affect children and young people. What discrimination is and how to prevent it happening in schools.…
I am tired. If mankind is wise then it should be tired as well. My exhaustion derives from the endless conflicts the human race has faced. Often throughout history we have faced conflicts with carrying a big stick and wars. The problem with those approaches is that the little that they attempt to solve is only effective in situations where threats are tangible. In other words, when the enemy has a face. When it comes to inequality based on genders, races, and social constructs, we have nobody to blame. There is no villain that our heroes can eliminate resulting in the end of the problem. Instead invoking social changes takes time and effort faced by much adversity from resistance to change.…
In Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paulo Freire tells about the educational theory which is sort of oppression towards the students. In his view, he finds that in order to create a liberal education; self-awareness and good thinking process are needed in improving the education system into a higher level.…
In this lab I learned a lot about myself and my classmates. For example, I learned that I was more privileged than I thought I was. Before this class I thought the privieged were only the wealthy. In this class I learned that privilege can be measured by a variety of things. I learned that many things that you do not think of privileges are privileges and people in other countries do not have these privileges. I learned I took these privileges for granted. In this lab I discovered that students do not talk about our diversity and privileges outside the classroom. I learned that I knew very little about other countries privileges related to race, gender, sex, and sexuality. I learned that your privileges or lack of privileges can be compared to others in your city, country or in the…
Pedagogy of the Oppressed, falls into the political philosophy genre. After I read Chapter 2 of Pedagogy of the Oppressed, my first thought was about the reservation boarding school system. Indian schooling started with missionaries and teachers in missionary schools were at least as interested in salvation as in education. According to many observers, the discipline of the schools usually included getting Indians to dress, speak, and act like white people. Native Americans serve as perfect “containers” and “receptacles” for teachers of that time. (Freire 4)…