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    op·pres·sion
    /əˈpreSH(ə)n/

    noun

    • 1. prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control: "a region shattered by oppression and killing"

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  2. Jun 17, 2024 · Anti-oppression work seeks to recognize the oppression that exists in our society and attempts to mitigate its effects and eventually equalize the power imbalance in our communities. Oppression operates at different levels (from individual to institutional to cultural) and so anti-oppression must as well.

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  3. 6 days ago · What is Oppression? The word ‘oppression’ was introduced for the first time in the Companies Act, 1913 but still there is no clear definition provided in the companies act.

  4. Jun 27, 2024 · Social justice, in contemporary politics, social science, and political philosophy, the fair treatment and equitable status of all individuals and social groups within a state or society. The term also is used to refer to social, political, and economic institutions, laws, or policies that.

  5. 3 days ago · Racism, the belief that humans may be divided into separate and exclusive biological entities called ’races’; that there is a causal link between inherited physical traits and traits of personality, intellect, morality, and other cultural and behavioral features; and that some races are innately superior to others.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RacismRacism - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Racism is discrimination and prejudice against people based on their race or ethnicity. Racism can be present in social actions, practices, or political systems (e.g. apartheid) that support the expression of prejudice or aversion in discriminatory practices.

  7. 5 days ago · What is Oppression? Oppression: the combination of prejudice and institutional power which creates a system that discriminates against some groups (often called "target groups") and benefits other groups (often called "dominant groups").

  8. Jun 20, 2024 · Critical theory, Marxist-inspired movement in social and political philosophy originally associated with the work of the Frankfurt School. Critical theorists maintain that a primary goal of philosophy is to understand and to help overcome the social structures through which people are dominated and oppressed.