Western Ideology
An "ideal" view of Western unification, made popular by Schoolhouse Rock
What is the Great American Melting Pot?
Our class operational definition of Oppression
What is institutional power + prejudice
This doctrine encourages the agent/target dynamic
What is the Western binary?
This is equated to innate privilege
What is innate power?
"Ally" should be treated as a _____ and not a noun.
What is a verb?
Give 4 examples of "isms"
What are:
Racism
Sexism
Ageism
Ableism
Classism
Homophobia
Transphobia
And many more!
Ex: "Karens"
What is an example of interpersonal oppression
Another way of describing the agent/target dynamic
What are dominant and minority groups?
This group has internalized privilege, not internalized oppression.
What are dominant groups, or agents?
Diversity without inclusion focuses on fulfilling diversity ______.
What are diversity quotas?
Defined as "those with the most power aiming for unification with unified values within a polarized society/country/world"
What is progress?
The idea that one group is better than another, and therefore, has control over them
What is ideological oppression
The phrase, "agent/target dynamic" is short for agents and targets of ____________.
What are agents and targets of Oppression?
Explains that you can have multiple privileges AND multiple forms of oppression in one identity.
What is intersectionality?
True or false: Anyone can call themselves an ally if they believe they are doing the work to uplift a marginalized group.
What is false: Ally is not a self-proclaimed identity. Being an ally is not something we decide ourselves because it is the choice of those we are allying ourselves with.
A Nigerian proverb that states: "Until the ______ have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the ______."
What is "Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."
When the law backs the active systems at play
What is institutional oppression
How power plays a role in the agent/target dynamic
Agents can use their power over others, and targets have power used against them.
In the Western world, this is often linked to class privilege and affects how progress is made in dominant groups (Hint: ends in "ism")
What is capitalism?
Diversity works to highlight individualism based in identity as an innate source of _____.
What is power?
Defined as the implementation of laws that sustain the systems of power at play.
When the target feels the must remain as the target
What is internalized oppression?
The "ultimate" agent
What is a rich, white, Anglo-Saxon, cisgender, heterosexual, able-bodied, neurotypical, protestant, land-owning older man
Members of the dominant group are frequently unaware that they are members of the dominant group. This is also known as the privilege of defining oneself outside of _________.
What are stereotypes?
TRUE equity and liberation would eliminate the _________________ (three words), and therefore end oppression.
What is the agent/target dynamic?