Title: Power
Headings: Power
Power
Power
Types of Power
POWER DYNAMICS IN RELATIONSHIPS
Power Dynamics in the Workplace
POWER, OPPRESSION, AND INTERSECTIONALITY
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Last Update: 11-27-2019

Content: The oppressed party may be targeted for their race, religion, sex, nationality, or other factors. Some acts of oppression, such as slavery, have obvious effects. Yet oppression can also manifest in subtler actions. For example, a qualified deaf employee may be denied a promotion due to his disability. A transgender woman may avoid public transit for fear of being verbally harassed. Even when acts of prejudice do not cause physical harm, they can curtail a person’s freedom to move through the world, pursue their goals, or obtain power of their own. However, oppression is not always an “either/or” scenario. According to the theory of intersectionality, an individual can belong to both advantaged and disadvantaged groups. For example, a Muslim immigrant may have some power due to his male gender and wealthy family. However, he may also face discrimination due to his nationality and religion.