Unprivileged Research Paper

Privileged vs Unprivileged

On The Social Construction of Difference article, Johnson says that "privilege exists when one group has something of value that is denied to others simply because of the groups they belong to, rather than because of anything they've done or failed to do" (17). Today in society, this is a very important factor that shapes most of people's thinking and behavior towards these groups who are considered as "disadvantaged" or "oppressed." These groups are excluded from receiving the same advantages that the dominant groups receive, and these are: the whites, heterosexuals, males, and nondisabled. This leads to a separation and injustice among the privileged and unprivileged groups, which causes one of them to have the

Exploitation is when the dominant group benefits from the fruits of the oppressed group's labor. This is a strong way to show their power over them. Marginalization is the exclusion of the group from useful participation in social life and the deprivation of materials. Powerlessness is the absence of respect from others, authority, and status. In the Five Faces of Oppression, Young says, "The norms of respectability in our society are associated specifically with professional culture" (41). Oppressed groups have to prove their respectability to receive some kind of respect treatment. One way to earn the respect of others is to become a professional. Cultural imperialism is when the dominant groups sees the unprivileged group as invisible while they stereotyped them as "Other." Violence, which is a social practice, it is used against those who are in disadvantaged simply because they are member of that group. Those who use violence as a way to show their power most of the time receive a light or not