7 Questions
Different types of oppressed and privileged identities interact to create unique experiences of oppression and privilege for individuals. At various times in history or in alternative contexts the same individual may experience domination or subordination. Gouws (2017) refers to these interlocking power relations as the __________.
matrix of domination
There are many models used to understand (dis)ability. Which one of the models named below is similar to a critical psychology approach by highlighting the context as opposed to pathologizing the differently abled individual.
social model
Gender ______ is seen in the surveillance and censure of gender expressions which do not conform to the stereotypical binary of masculinity and femininity.
policing
Different identity categories become more and sometimes less _______ in social interactions and particular contexts. _________ identities are performed when there is no reflexivity about norms of privilege and power.
silent; defused
The idea that one has to come out as a member of the LGBTQI+ community and the assumption of gender pronouns based on gender expression are both evidence of the pervasiveness of _________.
heteronormativity
Oscar Pistorius became an athletic icon. His achievements illustrated the success of ________ because his (dis) ability was often deemed to be irrelevant.
mainstreaming
There are a number of reasons why gender (like race) is seen as a fundamental marker of social difference. Which of the following is one of these reasons?
like race, gender is biological
Explore the concept of interlocking power relations and how different identities intersect to create unique experiences of oppression and privilege. Learn how the same individual can experience domination or subordination in different contexts.
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