Favorite Class Lecture #3

My third favorite class lecture in Professor Bradys class was on Egalitarianism. Egalitarianism is the idea that all men are created equal; that are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In this lecture we discussed the 4 major institutions in which we seek equality. The four institutions are Government, Family, Religion, and Education. An absence in egalitarianism can result in either the de-humanization, dis-Enfranchisement, or isolation of oneself. All of these examples boil down to a much larger example and that is oppression. Oppression on a person can be detrimental to the self, and the identity within that person. Not allowing that person to express themselves evokes a feeling that they are not good enough for those around them in society. This can also be interpreted as marginalization which means that your are treated poorly, as if not worthy or significant. Those who feel marginalized often feel powerless and fearful. Some ways oppression occurs in society that were discussed in the lecture is poverty, violence, imperialism, exploitation, and intersectionality.