Internalized oppression

In social justice theory, internalized oppression is a recognized understanding in which an oppressed group accepts the methods and incorporates the oppressive message of the oppressing group against their own best interest.[1] Rosenwasser (2002) defines it as believing, adopting, accepting, and incorporating the negative beliefs provided by the oppressor as the truth.[2]

It occurs as a part of socialization in an oppressive environment. Members of marginalized groups assimilate the oppressive view of their own group and consequently affirm negative self-stereotypes. This creates a detrimental impact on their psycho-social well-being and self-systems, causing them to produce and reproduce stress-induced, disadvantageous behavioral responses that lead to the formation of maladaptive habits. As a result, they cultivate and perpetuate an "assaulted sense of self" by not intentionally and deliberately engaging in active responsibility for their own well-being. Furthermore, the absence of proactive engagement as catalysts for change, such as fostering counterspaces and practicing active citizenship, hinders the overall welfare of the collective in hegemonic societies.[3][4]

Depending on the form of discrimination, types of internalized oppression include internalized racism, internalized homophobia, internalized sexism, internalized ableism and auto-antisemitism.[5] A related psychological characteristic is "internalized domination". It occurs as part of socialization that privileges oppressing groups. Members of oppressing groups accept their socially superior status as natural, sacrosanct, and faultless, and they believe that the privileges associated with their status are exclusive and truly justified.[6][7]

  1. ^ Pheterson, Gail (1986). "Alliances between Women: Overcoming Internalized Oppression and Internalized Domination". Signs. 12 (1): 146–160. doi:10.1086/494302. ISSN 0097-9740. JSTOR 3174362. S2CID 143567739. Internalized oppression is the incorporation and acceptance... for perpetuating domination not only by external controls but also by building subservience into the minds of the oppressed groups.
  2. ^ Rosenwasser, Penny (2002). "Exploring internalized oppression and healing strategies". New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education. 2002 (94): 53–62. doi:10.1002/ace.59. ISSN 1052-2891. ... stereotypes that people outside our group say are true about us. We learn to loathe ourselves, rather than understanding...
  3. ^ Case, Andrew D.; Hunter, Carla D. (2012). "Counterspaces: A Unit of Analysis for Understanding the Role of Settings in Marginalized Individuals' Adaptive Responses to Oppression". American Journal of Community Psychology. 50 (1–2): 257–270. doi:10.1007/s10464-012-9497-7. ISSN 0091-0562. PMID 22374370. S2CID 44866727.
  4. ^ Hardy, Kenneth V. (2013). "Healing the Hidden Wounds of Racial Trauma". Reclaiming Children and Youth. 22 (1): 24–28. ISSN 1089-5701.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference auto1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Tappan, Mark (2006). "Reframing internalized oppression and internalized domination: From the psychological to the sociocultural". Teachers College Record. 108 (10): 2115–2144.
  7. ^ Drake, St Clair; Cayton, Horace R. (2015-11-10). Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-25335-0.

Internalized oppression

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