“Oppression”
by Marilyn Frye – 1983
What is oppression according to Frye and who experiences it?
Do you agree??
Root of the word oppression is “press” – the double bind . . . examples of??
The birdcage as a metaphor for oppression
VOCABULARY:
double bind = situations in which options are reduced to a very few and all of them expose one to
penalty, censure or deprivation
micro level of analysis = a term used to describe the connections among people and issues as
seen from a personal or individual perspective
meso level of analysis = a term used to describe the connections among people and issues as
seen from a community or local perspective
macro level of analysis = a term used to describe the connections among people and issues as
seen from a national or even global perspective