The Social Construction of Systems of Privilege and Oppression

Robert K. Green, Ph.D. April 20, 2022 Oppression is prejudice and discrimination directed toward whole socially recognized groups of people, and promoted by the ideologies and practices of all social institutions. The critical elements differentiating oppression from simple prejudice and discrimination are that it is a group phenomenon, and that institutional power and authority are …

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