Privilege : Privilege And Privilege

In the beginning of the year I entered this class with a very sheltered and ignorant view of current and past events. Through time and sociological evolution I have begun to see things in a different light. The development of my ability, to look at something or some kind of situation, lets me use the sociological terms in such a manner to relate them to micro and macro problems in society. This started with the assigned readings of the class; the aim was to decipher the messages the authors were presenting. The goal was then to dig deeper and use my experiences to help myself understand the concepts throughout the course. "The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be ignited." Plutarch (46-120 CE--common era) I was no longer

For instance, white people or people who have privilege, meaning that they have a career and a job, are privileged. On the other hand, there are a lot of disadvantaged population that won’t have the opportunity to live as their white folks. Disadvantaged population can be a minority of Whites, African-American, Hispanic and other minorities that didn’t developed the tools and skills to compete with a privileged population. For instance, the educational system is one encourages privilege and disadvantage separating the population more and more, creating a culture of acceptance and low skills as a norm among

Privilege is an unfair distribution in which a particular group, goods, services and equity ratio is higher than another group.

After I read the article, I had to sit back and digest the material for an entire day. The article force me to do some soul searching regarding my position on power, privilege, and oppression. Have I been so oblivious to my surroundings? I quickly thought about the six core values of social work: service, social justice, dignity and worth, importance of human relationships, integrity, & competence. Will I be able to help others; because like Spencer (2008) I took somethings in life for granted? It was ironic when I was reading the article that Martin Luther King Jr, Desmond Tutu, and Nelson Mandella came to mine. They all fought for the injustice and sacrificed much to change the minds of the one in the position of power.

What is privilege? What does it mean? Is privilege inherited or is it earned? As an American resident of color I’ve learned that privilege in this country is something that is innate and inherited. The privilege that I speak of is that of White privilege.

Education is a privilege. This remains true, even as I sit in one of the most grueling lectures of my life and ask myself questions like, "When am I ever going to use this in real life?" or "Can it be lunch already?" We often believe that education is a right. However, when something is not accessible to all, it is a privilege, not a right.

“All human societies reproduce themselves in this way through a process of ‘naturalization’. It is through this process- a kind of inevitable reflex of all social life- that particular sets of social relations, particular ways of organizing the world appear to us as if they were universal and timeless,” (142).

A Social Worker’s reflection on Power, Privilege and Oppression, this is the title of Michael Spence’s article, but what really does that mean? Spence talks about his personal experiences in life that dealt with all three of these aspects, power, privilege and oppression. In this paper this writer will also talk about power, privilege and oppression in regard to Spence’s outlook on the topic. What is power? How does it relate to Social Workers and social situations? Is privilege really something that can be given to you just based on race and where you grew up, or how you were raised? Lastly Oppression, what causes one type of social group to be oppressed?

This week we talked about a lot about dominance, privilege, and oppression. In lecture, we started by talking about the differences between dominate individuals and subordinate individuals. These differences are extremely prevalent when it comes to men and women. Men have access to power, economic control, and this larger idea of privilege, whereas women are always at a disadvantage. They have a lack of power and influence. This also applies to difference races. When we did the activity about the different stereotypes of different races and genders, it was surprising how easy it was for us to list of all of these terrible stereotypes. This is a huge issue in our society. I really liked the activity because it did force us to think about all

My mentally may be different after this course, but my privilege will forever remind the same. Minorities will always be seen as those who will never success, poor and not given their full rights. But in reality, we always prove the society wrong with our voices. I may be seen as privileged in other countries, just for the fact that I am a woman who can apply for any job and get it. Also, I have the opportunity to have my education, follow any religion and make decision for myself such as; abortion and allowed to take birth control. I am privileged because I as a Christian can go to any church in my community and not be judge. Many other religions do not get to have these sort of privilege, it is disappointing to witness and hear the women

A societal concept has perpetuated itself within the parameters of the entirety of human civilization, exemplified by the luxuries and reverence of the people pertaining to the pinnacle of the social, or even, international ladder. In essence, this concept is known as privilege, a right accorded as a benefit or advantage, only to a peculiar group. An early representation is by the Greeks, whose society consists of several groups segregated by gender and status, with each following class afforded less benefits and wealth. Privilege extends even to the modern world, encompassing the controversy of racial privilege and gender inequality. One might deduce that privilege is only relevant to the subject of society, but because of its broad

The book, Privilege, Power, and Difference brought awareness to where I stand as a Latina female in the United States. Growing up, I did not like to focus on the differences I experienced or saw others experience. These differences made me feel angry, scared, nervous, confused, and hopeless. Instead of focusing on the unfairness I was a part of I decided to look at it as a challenge, I would prove to myself that I could do whatever I set my mind to. I took every opportunity handed to me and tried to make the best of it, to make myself proud and my family proud. At least that is what I thought at the time, but now that I have had time to reflect on my desire to succeed I know that part of that desire comes from proving to the dominant culture that minorities can succeed.

Privilege is special rights or powers given to people based on one or more of their attributes such as being male or female or attractive or southern etc. It can be detrimental to gender relations because often men are given greater privilege than women in the workplace or other situations. For example, car salesmen usually treat women as though they are not an educated consumer and that men have greater knowledge and buying power. This causes frustration and anger. It also impacts gender roles as women are still expected to work, take care of children, perform domestic duties while men are expected to be the primary breadwinner. Many people and institutions still treat women as the weaker sex.

As a result, I have definitely experienced privilege in my life due to the fact that a lot of individuals do not have the necessary means to attend a community college or university. There have been certain experiences that have made aware of this privilege as there have been occasions where I have taken this certain commodity for granted. My parents have often pointed out that there are millions of students that are willing to do anything to attend higher education, but unfortunately, either their social or economic stature prevents

In having the education portion and the background of the definition on privilege. I got to analysis the article I choose in a deeper mindset. Right for the beginning I was critically thinking about the topic. I read the article I choose right after the assigned reading. That gave me an advantage in having everything that I just learned be fresh. I was able to break the article down into different areas from each of the assigned readings. I was more aware of how privilege can be interpretative. For example in Mclntosh reading, discusses that white people were never taught to see white privilege or male see male’s privilege. In Fortgang reading, he interpreted privilege to be coming from his family. He broke down the privilege that each person