Classism

Classism

Work done by: Iqbal Anwar, Rui Costa, Hugo Santos and Tiago Quirino - 12FTeacher: Fátima Veríssimo Subject: Geography C

May, 2021

Index

Conflicts between classes (08)

Impacts on mental and physical health (13)

Classism (03)

Main victims and how it works (04)

Universal Declaration of The Human Rights (14)

Developing countries (09)

Opression against the poorest (05)

Class segregation (10)

Dominance of the rich (06)

Conclusion (15)

Types of social mobility (11)

Stereotypes (07)

Webgraphy (16)

Caste systems (12)

Classism

What is this discrimination?

Classism is the discrimination in function of the social group or class. It variates according to diverse criteria, with the main one being the economic capacity that one possesses. It is usually held on a social system. However, classism can also include individual attitudes and behaviors.

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Main victims and how it works

Every member of every class is a victim of classism, eventhough the poorest are those who suffer it the most. Middle-class members might find themselves in a "between" situation, while the wealthy classes enjoy mass privileges. Working classes are more vulnerable to social and economic crises, showing more probabilities of living in hunger, unemployment, undereducation, social exclusion and, therefore, poverty.

Oppression against the poorest of the many societies

The United Nations have concluded that poverty comes from a vicious economic and social cicle. Individuals from the lower classes are systematically oppressed, being more often denied of their rights and reinvidications as free citizens. In many societies, those who earn less belong to certain ethnic and racial minorities, producing a multiplier effect on what classism might cause.

Dominance of the rich

• Class privilege is crucial to understand classism and how the richest can easily discriminate;
• Individuals from the upper classes have a social tendency to dominate other people wherever they are placed;
• The large economic groups influence political decisions and the law-making processes;
• "There cannot be rich people without poor people";
• Social inequality and poverty do not seem to vanish, so does classism.

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Stereotypes of both the rich and the poor

• Stereotypes help to perpuate classism;
• Working classes are perceived as unintelligent, uncapable, with no abilities for major careers;
• Wealthier classes are often stereotyped as intelligent and naturally capable of executing higher positions in society;
• No stereotype matches to reality, once that one's value and achievements trully rely on effort and merit.

Conflicts between the different classes

• Citizens from the lower classes can suffer from internalized classism;
• Middle and wealthier classes might also internalize a sense of superiority;
• Syndicalism is the best expression of the conflicts between classes, being influenced by socialism and marxism;
• The Trade Unions were, in the past, responsible for eliminating certain social groups and for installing new political regimes.

Developing countries

• In developing countries, classism is more meaningful;
• Labor laws and protections are overlooked, in order to obtain economic growth;
• Underpaying and disrespect for the human rights;
• Sharp inequality and discrimination;
• Caste systems and other ways of social organization are the extreme of classism.

Class segregation

INFO

• Class segregation is on the rise and it translates classism in the urban organization;
• It shows the discrimination in function of the socioeconomic class.

Types of social mobility

• Social mobility has two main variations: horizontal and vertical;
• It changes as the values that are encripted in society;
• In traditional societies, social mobility may not happen and classism prevails above anything;
• In modern societies, social mobility is indeed possible and classism is less significant.

Class discrimination impacts on the mental and physical health

• Diabetes;
• Cancer;
• Depression;
• Anxiety;
• Sleeping diseases;
• Sexually transmitted diseases.

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Classism and The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Classism goes against:

• Article 1;
• Article 2;
• Article 4;
• Article 7;
• Article 10;
• Article 16;
• Article 18;
• Article 22;

• Article 26;
• Article 30.

Conclusion

In conclusion, classism is a discrimination that continues to affect people in the present, even if it is as not as glaring as other types of discriminations. Classism is rather more systematic than individual or personal, however, it is a huge obstacle to the evolution of societies and to the erradication of poverty, stereotypes and the exclusion of certain social groups.

Webgraphy

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