The Effects Of Social Oppression

Everyone is going through a battle that we may not be able to see; however, “American society [is often] unaware or indifferent to the plight of people with disabilities” (Davis, 2013, p. 486). Ableism is one of the most ignored areas of social justice in America. Through my own experiences, I learned that the educational system in particular is not a very knowledgeable, or flexible environment in giving accommodations for students with disabilities. Those who are able-bodied, and do not have invisible disabilities, easily fit the paradigm of an able student in society, i.e., being able to walk to every building, climb stairs to get to class, complete assignments in the allotted time, etc. Our society has socially constructed disability

“There's nothing more debilitating about a disability than the way people treat you over it.”( Solange Nicole) In today's God abandoning society there are many people voicing about equality. There are feminists, those against racism, those against homophobia, and those opposed to everything. Each group seems to have people standing up for them. Although when it comes to a group of cripples there's not many that can do the standing. Ableism: Discrimination in favor of able-bodied people. While many people don't know that word, or do not believe such a thing exists, there are many things proving that it does. It is easy to get caught up in life and not realize the difficulties people have, especially ones that could be easily fixed, just by

People with disabilities have not been treated fairly in the past. I believe that that those with disabilities have been treated worse than the elderly. They were not allowed to go to school with the normal kids; they were not allowed to work at most jobs. They were teased and made fun of, sometimes there were rejected by their own families. When they were in the mental hospitals they were treated very harsh, they sometimes had to go through shock therapy. Even though they are different types of disabilities, if was something that was noticeable you were treated different, as if you did not belong.

Most of society does not see the challenges that people with disabilities go through. I also think that if the world had more resources for those with disabilities we could erase prejudice. For example, more hospitals should provide an ASL interpreter for the patients who cannot understand what the doctors are saying and can’t express their issues to their doctors. All in all, society just needs a better understanding of what people with disabilities go through on a day to day basis.

Disability in a socio-cultural context can be defined as "a barrier to participation of people with impairments or chronic illnesses arising from an interaction of the impairment or illness with discriminatory attitudes, cultures, policies or institutional practices" (Booth, 2000). The traditional view of disability often focuses on the individual, highlighting incapacities or failings, a defect, or impairment. This focus creates obstacles to participation on equal terms since an individual who seems to lack certain capacities may not be able to attain autonomy.

All women have the potential of facing issues of gender, their bodies, sexuality, reproduction, abuse and violence. But what one may fail to realize is that women of disability experience a wider range of these types of issues on a daily basis. Oppression of disabled women is a huge controversy that leaves our society with many unanswered questions. By taking a deeper look on this issue, will help us understand the effects of oppression on disabled women by analyzing four specific examples from “The Reader” of Supplemental Readings for Women and Disability by Marsha Saxton, PhD, that expands more on women of disability that both internalize and resist oppression.

This research paper will outline the causes and traits of oppression in America. Dynamics such as the social, historical, and psychological systems that serve as vessels of oppression will be addressed. Using academic research, the goal for this essay will be to discuss the characteristics of oppression and how those characteristics are connected to its origin. The research will develop major themes that will serve to define agents, including classism, discrimination, and the intersectionality of different types of oppression. Discussions on strategies for addressing and ending the current oppression in America and recommendations for the future will be highlighted as well.

Our society has had a negative view on the lower class and this has led to oppression. The higher class oppresses us, the middle class. The lower class experiences an even higher level of oppression all because of the class system. Ignorance of the class system leads to even higher levels of oppression. The middle class outnumbers the higher class but because of ignorance, nobody speaks up about the oppression we all face. The power is in the minority upper class. The higher up you are in the class system, the more importance you have. Society negatively views the lower class, the lower class is seen as expendable and the higher class is seen as of higher value.

When discussed what, it means to be a discriminated or oppressed as an individual, especially a person with an intellectual disability, we must first look at the terminology and how it will be relatable for their circumstances. For discrimination, it is described as people or groups of people, which include race, class, gender, age, sexual orientation, who are and continued to be defined as “other,” when they are perceived through “dominant” group values. These groups are treated in exclusionary ways, and subjected to all kinds of social injustice and economic inequality, (Anderson & Collins, 2013). In other words, persons with intellectual disabilities tend to be treated less favorable, or not given

Oppression is the abuse of a higher authority's power to mistreat others and is the condition of feeling negatively affected by surrounding stress. It often describes the situation where an individual or group is victimized by a greater and more powerful influence. Unlike oppression, fairness has a positive connotation. Fairness is equal opportunity that is offered to the whole society, with consideration to the individual's situation. Similar to fairness, equality also encourages the same opportunities for the society. Equality is having the same value, rights, and treatment for all people regardless of their situation. Contrasting fairness, equality only gives society the same opportunities, assuming that everyone is alike physically and

Oppression has been defined as “an external or internal man-made limitation of the available options of human behavior of an individual or a group”(Adam Podgórecki’s 1993). Oppression can be faced on many different levels including a personal and larger level. Oppression is sometimes not recognized or acknowledged by others. Branching off from the topic of oppression comes social oppression, which is very well known when referring to the topic of mental health. People are believed to fit a social norm and when they aren’t a perfect fit for this mold society has created they are considered to not be normal and as individuals who can’t or choose not to conform to what society believes to be appropriate. When someone doesn’t fit the norm they

Women are confronted with oppression and inequality in their everyday lives. They are not paid the equally for the same work as men. Women are forced to be on constant alert for the threat of men taking advantage of them and their bodies. Online, this is reinforced. Ads often depict women in scant clothing, shaming them for their weight and ideas. The word feminist even has a negative connotation from the build-up of misinformation concerning what the label truly means. The onslaught of images and phrases degrading women sometimes creates a numbing effect, while at the same time causing irreversible emotional damage. When women voice their opinions regarding their oppression, representation in popular culture, and their experienced inequality

Disability inequality occurs if you are treated less well for a reason that relates to your disability than a person without disability in same situation. This attitude towards physically/mentally disabled is also called “Ableism”. Even unintentional ableism is illegal.

Person with a disability are often viewed as less than human. While few people would be comfortable coming right out and saying this, the dehumanization of disabled people is a constant thread throughout the tapestry of our society. It’s even evident in the way people speak about people with a disability. I hope one day everyone can see them as

It is human nature to despise those that are different than normal. Everyone has a different perception of normal and when someone cuts that boundary it results in discrimination. Some people also tend to dislike the disabled due to their own weaknesses, to hide their own failures they will look down upon the handicap to make themselves feel better. Some people's self-esteem is so tiny that they have to find someone "lower than them" to feel superior. Also society perceives the disabled as useless, powerless and inefficient human beings, which also contributes to the ideology that leads to the discrimination against the disabled. Psychological and cultural influences also result in discrimination against the disabled. Hence, we can conclude that the fact that the disabled are “different” is what leads to the discrimination against them.