Journal 2
My thoughts and feelings related to diverse communities have not changed in the last couple weeks. The concepts addressed in this class are things I learned in undergrad, but with better textbooks to be honest. I have a BA in sociology and took several classes in majority-minority perspectives, social injustice and inequality so I already knew and understood the topics discussed in this class really well. My undergraduate sociology classes were much more diverse than my classes at Loyola because the school as a whole was very diverse. The diversity in my old classes allowed for better discussions regarding diversity and oppression than our class allows for. Those classes taught be a lot about the flaws of white feminism. One …show more content…
That means equality in opportunity, treatment, support, and fair access to resources for all races, genders, sexual orientations, religions, nationality, and legal status. I also think it includes equal treatment for crimes because a rapist or murder or anything should receive the same punishment regardless of race. Social justice is the whole premise for social work. Empowerment means partnering with clients to build their strengths, allowing them to improved self-efficacy and feeling more successful. Empowerment is very important to use with clients to to work with them, instead of on them, to help them feel more secure in their abilities and strengths. Intersectionality is the intersection of all of an individual’s identities that shape them as person. It means that every different identity including race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, ability, nationality, legal status, and many more identities all combine to create distinct and specific life experiences for an individual. It factors in oppression, privilege, and power and their impact on the different identities. Practitioners need to consider how an individual’s identities influence the way they perceive things due to life experiences. It changes how they must handle different issues with …show more content…
Many people have responded to the Black Lives Matter movement by saying “All Lives Matter.” Everyone knows that all lives matter, which is why we do not need to talk about that. Black lives are too often ignored or justified because black males are thugs and do not respect authority (Reichle, 2016). Not only are black people oppressed by police brutality, they are oppressed by white peoples’ responses to it. There are not enough white people standing up when they see the injustice of police officers getting off with charges against them. White people have the opportunity to be completely unaware of their privilege and the racism minorities face which shows just how privileged they are (Reichle, 2016). White people can say things “just get a better education” or “just vote” (Eidelson, 2016) to push the blame onto black people who get shot instead of addressing the fact that we allow racism to end the life of innocent black men. As Michelle Alexander (2013) pointed out when discussing police body cameras, police body cameras put everyone under surveillance except for the police. It allows white police officers to be in even more power than they already are with minorities because they can keep a record of everyone they come in contact with. They can use those records against people of color and other minorities. The Black Lives Matter movement has also prompted discussions on intersectionality
My thoughts and feelings related to diverse communities have not changed in the last couple weeks. The concepts addressed in this class are things I learned in undergrad, but with better textbooks to be honest. I have a BA in sociology and took several classes in majority-minority perspectives, social injustice and inequality so I already knew and understood the topics discussed in this class really well. My undergraduate sociology classes were much more diverse than my classes at Loyola because the school as a whole was very diverse. The diversity in my old classes allowed for better discussions regarding diversity and oppression than our class allows for. Those classes taught be a lot about the flaws of white feminism. One …show more content…
That means equality in opportunity, treatment, support, and fair access to resources for all races, genders, sexual orientations, religions, nationality, and legal status. I also think it includes equal treatment for crimes because a rapist or murder or anything should receive the same punishment regardless of race. Social justice is the whole premise for social work. Empowerment means partnering with clients to build their strengths, allowing them to improved self-efficacy and feeling more successful. Empowerment is very important to use with clients to to work with them, instead of on them, to help them feel more secure in their abilities and strengths. Intersectionality is the intersection of all of an individual’s identities that shape them as person. It means that every different identity including race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, ability, nationality, legal status, and many more identities all combine to create distinct and specific life experiences for an individual. It factors in oppression, privilege, and power and their impact on the different identities. Practitioners need to consider how an individual’s identities influence the way they perceive things due to life experiences. It changes how they must handle different issues with …show more content…
Many people have responded to the Black Lives Matter movement by saying “All Lives Matter.” Everyone knows that all lives matter, which is why we do not need to talk about that. Black lives are too often ignored or justified because black males are thugs and do not respect authority (Reichle, 2016). Not only are black people oppressed by police brutality, they are oppressed by white peoples’ responses to it. There are not enough white people standing up when they see the injustice of police officers getting off with charges against them. White people have the opportunity to be completely unaware of their privilege and the racism minorities face which shows just how privileged they are (Reichle, 2016). White people can say things “just get a better education” or “just vote” (Eidelson, 2016) to push the blame onto black people who get shot instead of addressing the fact that we allow racism to end the life of innocent black men. As Michelle Alexander (2013) pointed out when discussing police body cameras, police body cameras put everyone under surveillance except for the police. It allows white police officers to be in even more power than they already are with minorities because they can keep a record of everyone they come in contact with. They can use those records against people of color and other minorities. The Black Lives Matter movement has also prompted discussions on intersectionality