Catagories
Political
The power relations between people and groups.
Ideology
The realm of ideas; all mechanisms and processes that influence the consciousness of people, their ideas and values, tastes and feelings.
Economic
That which relates to the production, distribution and consumption of commodities and wealth.
Gender
Socially imposed dichotomy of masculine and feminine roles-in this category we will also consider sexual identity.
Race
A sociopolitical construct that connects persons by common descent and origin-in this category we will also consider culture and ethnicity.
Structures of Oppression
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Patriarchy, Heterosexism and Ableism
Insight Arts links sexist oppression (the belief in the superiority of the male gender) to heterosexism (the belief in the superiority of opposite sex gendered monogamous relationships) and ableism (the belief that certain bodies are more worthy of rights and life then others). We see all of these forms of oppression as related to the idea of a social hierarchy related to the body and the use of the body. Insight Arts works for the day when all bodies are seen as worthy and legitimate. We see ableism related to ageism (the belief that youth and old age are less politically and socially legitimate categories of life). |
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