Problem
Oppression
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Nature:
The use of power or coercion whether violent or nonviolent to constrain another's freedom, to violate another's rights, to exploit another, or to deny another's claims to justice. Oppression is clearly at work whenever anyone believes himself to be better than another person by virtue of his membership in a self-styled superior group.
Incidence:
Obvious examples of oppression are the oppression of black people by whites, minorities by majorities, poor people by rich people and women by men. Less obvious examples include the oppression of physically handicapped people in an environment designed only for the able-bodied, the oppression of children in an adult-centred world, and the oppression of people who live on their own in a society where the family is the norm.
Broader Problems:
Impropriety Narrower Problems:
AdultismCoercionExploitationRepressionDenial of human rightsAbusive national leadershipFear of retaliation by authoritiesDenial of right to resist oppression Related Problems:
Injustice Aggravates:
Eminent domain VictimizationCivil disordersFalse consciousnessDenial of right to libertySocially unsustainable developmentUndemocratic political organizationDenial of right of conscientious objection to military service Strategies:
Relieving oppression Values:
Oppression References:
Dick, James C: Violence and Oppression Subject(s):
Societal Problems → MaltreatmentProblem Type:
A: Abstract Fundamental Problems Date of last update
16.04.2019 – 13:37 CEST