•Paragraph 1: What is the “power over” perspective?
• Paragraph 2: What is the “relations of power perspective and what does it capture that’s overlooked in the “power over” perspective?
Question 2: We learned about the characteristics of privileged groups from the reading (on d2l) and lectures on Privilege and Oppression by Goodman.
• Paragraph 1: How does the characteristic of “normalcy” uphold the power of dominant groups?
• Paragraph 2: How does access to cultural and institutional power also uphold the privileged position of dominant groups?
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Paragraph 3: One of the conclusions offered by Goodman is that only dominant groups can be oppressive. What does this mean?
Question 3: We learned about how individuals are affected by being part of a privileged group from the reading (on d2l) and lectures on Privilege and Oppression by Goodman.
• Paragraph 1: How does a lack of consciousness about privilege affect people in dominant groups?
• Paragraph 2: Why do people in dominant groups tend to deny oppression or avoid addressing it?
