Question

1. ideological:
2. interpersonal:
3. institutional:
4. internal:

read each example. write which “i” it matches (ideological, interpersonal, institutional, or internal). then explain why you think it belongs there.

1. a law makes it harder for certain groups to buy homes in certain neighborhoods.

type of oppression: ______
why it fits: ______

1. a student believes their group is “less smart” because of stereotypes.

type of oppression: ______
why it fits: ______

1. someone makes a racist joke to another person.

type of oppression: ______
why it fits: ______

1. the idea that one group is better or more deserving of power than another.

Explanation:

Question 1

• Type of Oppression: Institutional.
• Why it fits: A law is an institutional rule. Making it harder for certain groups to buy homes in specific neighborhoods through law targets those groups systemically, which is characteristic of institutional oppression (oppression embedded in social institutions like legal systems).

• Type of Oppression: Internalized.
• Why it fits: The student has internalized negative stereotypes about their own group, believing the stereotype that their group is “less smart”. Internalized oppression occurs when a member of an oppressed group accepts negative beliefs about their group.

• Type of Oppression: Interpersonal.
• Why it fits: A racist joke directed at another person is an interaction between two individuals. Interpersonal oppression involves oppressive behavior in direct interactions between people, like using a racist joke to degrade another person.

Answer:

• Type of Oppression: Institutional
• Why it fits: A law is an institutional mechanism, and this law systemically disadvantages certain groups in home - buying, fitting institutional oppression's definition of oppression via social institutions.

Question 2