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... I am going to write about the aspects of a privilege system. ... S create a privilege system based on gender.
The five aspects of privilege system are:
First, the dominant group obtains an unearned share of valued resources (such as wealth, power, and status) by depriving, excluding, and demanding another group. Privilege systems are therefore based more on injustice than on fair play or merit-a point which most members of the privilege group either do not see or vehemently deny. ... They use their vast personal and institutional power (which includes the armed power of military and police) to pressure everyone-members of dominant groups as well as subordinate groups-to accept the existing privilege system. ... Their immense social power aids the dominant group’s efforts to hide and legitimize the unjust nature of the privilege system. All privilege systems rely on misinformation.
Forth, a privilege system must condition all groups-dominant as well as subordinate-to either impose or accept its logic. ...
Finally, most members of the dominant group accept the inequities of the dominant group accept the inequities embedded in the privilege system-even if they’re upset by these unjust practices, and especially when they’re not aware of them. As one of my white, males, heterosexual students put it, “I never thought about privilege and have difficulty recognizing it. I wish that a “flag” would appear whenever privilege occurred. ... An example of a privilege system in the U. ... S that created a privilege system based on gender is Augusta National, U.
Approximate Word count = 1274
Approximate Pages = 5.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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