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Oppression comes in a variety of shapes and sizes; oppressor can be divided from oppressed by race, gender, religion, or romantic preference, to name a few. In this chapter, I shall define the oppression of children by adults as a foundational form of oppression, one that most of us experience from both sides. I shall argue that coming to terms with our roles as both oppressed and oppressor is an important step toward understanding and fighting oppression.
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Rice, B. (2013). Foundational Oppression: Families and Schools. In: Cornelius-White, J., Motschnig-Pitrik, R., Lux, M. (eds) Interdisciplinary Applications of the Person-Centered Approach. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7144-8_13
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