Connections to Theoretical Frameworks and Critical Theory
In this section I will be incorporating ideas from "Readings for Diversity and Social Justice" the third edition by various authors. The book has many sections and writing inside it and I use some of the ideas to incorporate it with problems to human trafficking
“Theoretical Foundations: What is Social Justice?” by Lee Anne Bell talks about why social justice education needs a theory of oppression to help guide what is needed to help stop the oppressed. It expresses that it is impossible to solve any issues without knowing what the problem is. Then they try to define the features of oppression. One of them is called “Internalized”. By internalized oppression they mean that both the victims and the perpetrators have the idea that they the victim deserve what is happening to them. This can be linked to human trafficking. Let’s take sex trafficking for instance. For most victims they are put into brothels, street hookers, and other things like that. Once they are there the pimps or boss will use mind control tactics that make the victim believe that they deserve to be there. People who don’t know any better will assume that when they see the hookers that they chose to be in that line of work and everything associated with it. They are stereotyped in with being sluts who give their bodies up for money to probably use for drugs when really they give all their earnings to their owners. Within this system it is hard to break out of their oppression. This is why people like Mary Kay and Mari are trying to inform people that most people in the sex industries are victims who need help.
“Five Faces of Oppression” by Iris Marion Young talks about how oppression in the world is everywhere. He uses gives his take on who people are oppressed by putting them into five categories of oppression where any person that is in one or more of these categories can be considered oppressed. They are exploitation, marginalized, powerlessness, cultural imperialism, and violence. There is no doubt that trafficking of persons are being exploited for manual labor and body. They get little to no pay that they and are forced to work. Some companies force them to work overtime with no pays and make them live on their property they own with outrages rent. This makes them owe money to the company instead of getting paid. Some of these people my fit into more than one category like powerlessness because they end up believing there is nothing they can do to get out.
"The Cycle of Socialization" by Bobbie Harro introduces the idea that everyone is in a cycle of socialization that starts the day people are brought into the world. He says that we inherit any form of oppression we are born into. Then we have stages of socialization beginning with family who teach us how to act. next is the institutional and cultural socialization telling us to be what they want us to be. These include schools, governments, and businesses. To get us to follow along the next step in the cycle is enforcement using rewards and punishments leading us to the results stage. This is where we are left with misconceptions, anger, self-hated, and other things come out. For most people they do nothing which in turn continue the cycle. At the core of it all is ignorance, insecurity, confusion, and fear that keeps us going in the cycle. This is what is happening with all forms of oppression including human trafficking. They use fear and punishments to keep their victims in their possession. They are to scared to get out and are punished when they try. The talks that Mary Kay and Mari Artalejo are challenging the system to get people aware of the slavery trafficking of humans creates. However, the people who do attend may choose to do nothing which just allows this injustice continue.
"What Can We Do?" By Allan G. Johnson gives us ideas on what we can do to try to change how oppression operates in the world. Weather its within human trafficking or not. These steps are simple and the first is to acknowledge that privilege and oppression exists. For human trafficking, we need to know it can and does exist everywhere in the world including the state of Idaho. Pay attention is the second step. To be aware of how oppression occurs can stop it form happening to yourself. Not only that but an aware person can possible identify a person who is being oppressed like in human trafficking and they may be able to help. Lear to listen to what people do that keeps oppression going. This can help a person identify what they themselves are doing wrong that helps the culprits get away with enslaving people. The last is to do little risks. In helping victims in the trafficking system asking them or even just calling a hot line can have big rewards in helping another human being escape their oppressors.
In this section I will be incorporating ideas from "Readings for Diversity and Social Justice" the third edition by various authors. The book has many sections and writing inside it and I use some of the ideas to incorporate it with problems to human trafficking
“Theoretical Foundations: What is Social Justice?” by Lee Anne Bell talks about why social justice education needs a theory of oppression to help guide what is needed to help stop the oppressed. It expresses that it is impossible to solve any issues without knowing what the problem is. Then they try to define the features of oppression. One of them is called “Internalized”. By internalized oppression they mean that both the victims and the perpetrators have the idea that they the victim deserve what is happening to them. This can be linked to human trafficking. Let’s take sex trafficking for instance. For most victims they are put into brothels, street hookers, and other things like that. Once they are there the pimps or boss will use mind control tactics that make the victim believe that they deserve to be there. People who don’t know any better will assume that when they see the hookers that they chose to be in that line of work and everything associated with it. They are stereotyped in with being sluts who give their bodies up for money to probably use for drugs when really they give all their earnings to their owners. Within this system it is hard to break out of their oppression. This is why people like Mary Kay and Mari are trying to inform people that most people in the sex industries are victims who need help.
“Five Faces of Oppression” by Iris Marion Young talks about how oppression in the world is everywhere. He uses gives his take on who people are oppressed by putting them into five categories of oppression where any person that is in one or more of these categories can be considered oppressed. They are exploitation, marginalized, powerlessness, cultural imperialism, and violence. There is no doubt that trafficking of persons are being exploited for manual labor and body. They get little to no pay that they and are forced to work. Some companies force them to work overtime with no pays and make them live on their property they own with outrages rent. This makes them owe money to the company instead of getting paid. Some of these people my fit into more than one category like powerlessness because they end up believing there is nothing they can do to get out.
"The Cycle of Socialization" by Bobbie Harro introduces the idea that everyone is in a cycle of socialization that starts the day people are brought into the world. He says that we inherit any form of oppression we are born into. Then we have stages of socialization beginning with family who teach us how to act. next is the institutional and cultural socialization telling us to be what they want us to be. These include schools, governments, and businesses. To get us to follow along the next step in the cycle is enforcement using rewards and punishments leading us to the results stage. This is where we are left with misconceptions, anger, self-hated, and other things come out. For most people they do nothing which in turn continue the cycle. At the core of it all is ignorance, insecurity, confusion, and fear that keeps us going in the cycle. This is what is happening with all forms of oppression including human trafficking. They use fear and punishments to keep their victims in their possession. They are to scared to get out and are punished when they try. The talks that Mary Kay and Mari Artalejo are challenging the system to get people aware of the slavery trafficking of humans creates. However, the people who do attend may choose to do nothing which just allows this injustice continue.
"What Can We Do?" By Allan G. Johnson gives us ideas on what we can do to try to change how oppression operates in the world. Weather its within human trafficking or not. These steps are simple and the first is to acknowledge that privilege and oppression exists. For human trafficking, we need to know it can and does exist everywhere in the world including the state of Idaho. Pay attention is the second step. To be aware of how oppression occurs can stop it form happening to yourself. Not only that but an aware person can possible identify a person who is being oppressed like in human trafficking and they may be able to help. Lear to listen to what people do that keeps oppression going. This can help a person identify what they themselves are doing wrong that helps the culprits get away with enslaving people. The last is to do little risks. In helping victims in the trafficking system asking them or even just calling a hot line can have big rewards in helping another human being escape their oppressors.