How does education, employment, or medicine create identity categories that may liberate or oppress individuals?
Oppression is a social reality that has been existing for many years. Our history will show that various efforts were made in the past to curb oppression in various institutions and social structures. Although there has been some success, our experiences will tell that oppression is a social evil that continue to exist in the current times even in education, medicine, and most especially in employment.
Miriam Webster defines oppression as unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power. It is also a condition weighing down one’s mind and body (Miriam Webster, Online). In the educational sector, oppression is evident ...