| bserved that this philosophy becomes so much a | | | | groups are placed in an inferior position. |
| part of the oppressors’ ideologies, that in | | | | Conditions of life, resources and opportunities |
| most cases they are not aware of their guilt. Only | | | | available to the others are denied to the |
| when the ideology of oppression has been installed | | | | disadvantaged group, making their life even |
| and established from early childhood, the distress | | | | worse. To combat racism, social workers need to |
| patterns of adult oppression are internalized as | | | | correct social policies and institutional practices, so |
| the norm. Under such circumstances alone is it | | | | that equal advantages are available to all. |
| possible for a person or group to get manipulated | | | | Internalized form of oppression happens within a |
| into the oppressor’s role, or can a person | | | | group or class of people, who habitually discourage |
| or group remain in the oppressed role. | | | | each other due to hopelessness. Among a group |
| Class oppression ensures exploitation of the | | | | of blacks a white man can speak clearly to rid the |
| economically weak by the system of divide and | | | | group of their self-inflicted oppression of |
| rule. The division may be along lines of gender, | | | | internalized racism. |
| age, race, physical ability, physical handicap, etc. | | | | Oppression and domination are present in the |
| Exploitation can be stopped legally, to protect the | | | | relationships that exist between individuals, social |
| weaker group. Though race is sometimes | | | | groups, classes and societies. These relationships |
| identified with skin colour, the circumstances of | | | | of oppression and domination are rooted in |
| race are not confined to colour. Racial | | | | society’s values of separation, hierarchy |
| discrimination refers to deliberate methods by | | | | and competition. |
| which people belonging to particular racial or ethnic | | | | |