Systemic Oppression / Avery Elizabeth Hurt, book editor.
"The term 'systemic oppression' refers to the intentional mistreatment or disadvantaging of a group of people based on some aspect of their identity. This can be based on a number of different characteristics--including gender, sexuality, disability, religion, and nationality--but in recent discourse the focus has largely been on the oppression of people of color, especially Black Americans. These systems of oppression take place at the personal, societal, and institutional level, and they lead to people in underserved groups having fewer opportunities and facing more obstacles in their day-to-day lives, from struggling to find adequate housing, education, and employment, to having unequal access to adequate food and health care. The viewpoints in this title examine the forms systemic oppression takes, who is responsible for this oppression, the extent to which it continues to be an issue in contemporary America, and potential solutions for bringing an end to it" -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781534510029
- ISBN: 1534510028
- Physical Description: 176 pages ; 23 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Buffalo, NY : Greenhaven Publishing, 2025.
- Copyright: ℗♭2025.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Chapter 1 : Is systemic oppression a factor in housing and education? U.S. housing policies created segregation and robbed Black Americans of wealth / Ari Shapiro ; Predominantly white schools have more money / Clare Lombardo ; Housing discrimination is still a major problem for the LGBTQ+ communities / Nathan Paulus ; Discrimination in getting home loans prevents Black and Hispanic people from buying homes / Drew DeSilver and Kristen Bialik ; Redlining's lasting impact / Craig Wesley Carpenter -- Chapter 2 : Is systemic oppression a factor in health care? Black Americans have reason to distrust the health care system / Martha Hostetter and Sarah Klein ; Past medical injustices discourage Black Americans from seeking vaccinations / Debbie Elliott ; Medical gaslighting takes a toll on women's health / Becky McCall ; Women often experience a pain bias in health care / Jennifer Billock ; Discrimination stands between LGBTQ+ people and health care / Shabab Ahmed Mirza and Caitlin Rooney ; Gender bias in health care is often unintentional / Emily Paulsen -- Chapter 3 : Is systemic oppression a factor in criminal justice? Former incarceration can lead to continued poverty / Christian E. Weller, Akua Amaning, and Rebecca Vallas ; The war on drugs has been a war on black people and the poor / Nkechi Taifa ; Racial discrimination in policing leads to discrimination in housing / Jaboa Lake ; Injustice in policing spurs fraught relationship between police and LGBTQ+ people / Stefan Vogler ; Mass incarceration is one of the most pressing civil rights issues today / Economic Policy Institute -- Chapter 4 : Does systemic oppression lead to disenfranchisement? U.S. Judges are taking away voting protections / Carrie Johnson ; Gerrymandering subverts the will of the voters / Julia Kirschenbaum and Michael Li ; Voter ID laws hurt the poor / David Weisbrot ; Voter ID laws don't suppress the minority vote / Ben Pryor, James Davis, and Rebekah Herrick ; Voting should be a right, not a luxury / Mia Bond.
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