Counseling and Diversity Methods

________ is defined as the belief that one race is superior to others, and ________ is the belief that one sex is superior to the other.

________ is the belief that intimate relationships between men and women are superior to intimate relationships between the same gender, whereas ________ is the fear and rejection of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals.

All of the following are types of hierarchical systems suggested by the social dominance theory except:

Oppression can be conceptualized by the following interrelated components:

Believing that all women are emotional is an example of:

A politician attempts to get more votes by appealing to the Catholic Church. This is an example of:

A female applicant is not considered for a work position that she is qualified for. This is an example of:

A person in a manager position not accepting suggestions from a person in a lay position simply because the person is considered to be his subordinate is an example of:

________ inequality is signified by a relationship that is working towards one day being a relationship of equals and is not considered oppression; however, ________ inequality is considered oppression, because there is little hope that the relationship will one day be that of equals.

Which of the following statements regarding oppression is true?

In what ways can some people benefit from oppression? Describe the three presumptions of having privilege.

Apply the cycle of oppression to a hypothetical client scenario and describe how the cycle might be therapeutically interrupted.

Describe the process of internalizing oppression using examples grounded in a particular manifestation of oppression.

When looking at oppression, it is significant that even with the less immediately perceivable characteristics such as skin color), there is a tendency to assign visible attendant signifiers to those characteristics, no matter how valid or invalid they may be. Describe an example of an area this might occur and ways in which the oppression might exhibit itself.