I believe all five faces of oppression exist in the United States today, but I will focus on cultural imperialism and marginalization. Young defines a marginalized group as a group of people the system of labor cannot or will not use. By this definition, disabled people are a marginalized group. Continue reading
According to the book “The Five Faces Of Oppression,” which was written by Iris Young, there are various faces of oppression in the US today. Some of these include violence, exploitation, powerlessness, cultural imperialism, and marginalization. According to Oxford’s definition of exploitation, it is the act or fact of treating people Continue reading
Recently in class we read Five Faces of Oppression by Iris Young. We learned that oppression is not just something exercised by a ruling group or class, but it’s something that creates injustice in other aspects as well. In a society, oppression can be caused by unquestioned norms, habits, and Continue reading
Unfortunately, all five faces of oppression are present in modern America. Workers are exploited to the highest degree on a daily basis. Not only are hourly workers being underpaid, but they also face a housing and food insecurity as rates of inflation increase and we fall to the brink of Continue reading
After reading “The Five Faces of Oppression” by Iris Young, I believe all of the faces of oppression are present to some extent in the United States today. The Five Faces of Oppression are violence, exploitation, marginalization, powerlessness, and cultural imperialism. The faces I think are most prevalent are violence, Continue reading
I believe multiple of the five faces to describe oppression exists in the world today. For example, the financial divide between the lower class and upper class. Lower-class workers are exploited and used for minimum-wage labor, while the upper class generates funds in large amounts. This can be seen as Continue reading
In the United States today, we see all the faces of oppression at every corner; however, in my opinion, the two most common are exploitation and violence. I believe that the exploitation of essential workers during the covid-19 pandemic is an example. The most needed workers are on the front Continue reading
The 5 oppressions that Young mentions are a very accurate representation of some major problems that America is filled with currently. In summary, Young explains that the five oppressions are exploitation, marginalization, powerlessness, cultural imperialism, and violence. In terms of exploitation, first it should be a crime in itself to Continue reading
I believe all the faces of oppression Young discusses exist here in America. The one I will choose to focus on is “Cultural Imperialism”. Young’s explanation for cultural imperialism is “taking the culture of the ruling class and establishing it as the norm.” In our society, white people are the Continue reading
After reading, “Five Faces of Oppression”, I concluded that marginalized, powerlessness, and violence all exist in the United States today. On page 51 Iris Young writes, “Even if marginals were provided a comfortable material life within institutions that respected their freedom and dignity, injustices of marginality would remain in the Continue reading
