SOCWORK 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Ableism, Class Discrimination, Heterosexism
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Hire african american males, hire white women, would not hire african american women, court weighed race and discrimination separately. Gm hired african american males and women . Patriarchy: a political, social system, that malos are inhertionently dominating. 5 faces of oppression: classism, racism, heterosexism, sexism, ageism, ableism, conceptualized oppression as a distinct structures . Does not recognize the similarities and overlap in the oppression of different groups: falsely represents the situation of all group members as the same . Powerlessness: denies to make decisions about their living or working conditions 4. Cultural imperialism: is the valuing and enforcement of the dominant groups culture, norms and characteristics 5. Violence: includes physical, sexual and emotional violence, and the the threat of violence, as well as policies and structures that condone violence. Development: growth of the economy over a period of time to deal with poverty.