Deck 29: Five Faces of Oppression Iris Marion Young

Question 1

According to Young, _______ occurs when a group of people is shut out from labor markets and thereby expelled from useful participation is social life.

A) exploitation
B) marginalization
C) cultural imperialism
D) powerlessness

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Young's analysis of exploitation is based on the work of

A) Marx.
B) Hegel.
C) Kant.
D) W.E.B. Du Bois.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

According to Young, exploitation can be based on

A) race.
B) class.
C) gender.
D) All of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Young argues that the ways women's labor is often expended for the benefit of men is a form of

A) cultural imperialism.
B) exploitation.
C) marginalization.
D) All of the above

Question 5

Young argues that marginalization harms individuals by

A) causing severe material deprivations.
B) blocking opportunities to develop and exercise their capacities.
C) depriving them of rights and freedoms others enjoy.
D) All of the above

Question 6

Young argues that powerlessness as a kind of oppression is rooted specifically in the status difference between

A) women and men.
B) professionals and nonprofessionals.
C) the young and the old.
D) rich and poor.

Question 7

According to Young's analysis, individuals experiencing powerlessness suffer from a lack of

A) opportunity to develop their capacities.
B) work autonomy.
C) social respectability.
D) All of the above

Question 8

According to Young, _______ occurs when a dominant social group establishes its own experiences as normal and universal, while the perspectives and experiences of other groups are treated as other, deviant, or inferior.

A) exploitation
B) marginalization
C) cultural imperialism
D) violence

Question 9

For the oppressed, cultural imperialism creates an experience that W.E.B. Du Bois described as

A) double consciousness.
B) inferiorization.
C) internalized oppression.
D) cultural powerlessness.

Question 10

Young claims that the violence experienced by oppressed groups is _______ in the sense that most regard it as unsurprising, with the result that it usually goes unpunished.

A) systematic
B) legitimate
C) irrational
D) arbitrary

Question 11

According to Young, no individual or group can experience all five categories of oppression.

Question 12

Young claims that, in the most general sense, oppressed people experience an inhibition of their ability to develop and exercise their capacities.

Question 13

Young claims that one group is more oppressed than another insofar as it is subject to more of the five conditions she identifies.

Question 14

According to Young, may oppressed groups suffer from violence that is systematic, legitimized, and irrational.

Question 15

On Young's view, all forms of oppression are rooted in the social division of labor.

Question 16

What are the five categories of oppression that Young identifies? Are there any categories of oppression that, in your view, should be added to Young's list? Are there any categories that should be removed? Explain and defend your answer.

Question 17

Select a historically oppressed group of people and explain which of Young's categories apply to them and which categories, if any, do not.

Question 18

Young claims that, in addition to class exploitation, there are also race and gender-based forms of exploitation. How does Young argue for this claim? Is her argument compelling? Why or why not?

Question 19

Why, according to Young, is the difference in status between professionals and nonprofessionals relevant to oppression? Is Young right about this in your view? Why or why not?