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Prejudice surrounds us,and people of color may internalize negative attitudes aimed at their own racial group.Psychologists describe this as "internalized oppression," while sociologist Pierre Bourdieu labels it:

A) unconscious oppression
B) internalized racism
C) symbolic violence
D) interpersonal racism

Internalized Oppression

The process by which individuals from marginalized or oppressed groups come to accept and live out the inaccurate stereotypes and negative social messages about their group.

Pierre Bourdieu

A French sociologist who made significant contributions to the understanding of social structures, cultural practices, and the concepts of habitus, cultural capital, and social field.

Symbolic Violence

A term by Pierre Bourdieu that refers to the self-perpetuating systems of social inequality maintained by cultural and symbolic systems of domination.

  • Understand the concept of internalized oppression and symbolic violence in the context of racism.
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