African American Men Sociology Analysis

Oppression, a word that is commonly used in the social work profession to describe different groups of people who face hardships due to their characteristics. These characteristics include race, gender, and socioeconomic status, which leads to society labeling them as different. The majority of the people who are in these groups make up minority groups. Furthermore, power structure is the overall conflict that prevents these minority groups from advancing. This conflict leads to those who are affected becoming what society perceives them as, in other words, internalizing negative stereotypes given to their group. This analysis will be based on the perspective of incarcerated African American men. This perspective is to describe the barriers
Through a macroscopic lens, oppression is viewed as a systematic disconnect that is detrimental to those groups who are affected. The criminal justice system’s perspective on crime and victimization would be an astonishing point to describe the macroscopic oppression that occurs with incarcerate African American men. However, systematically, the overall goal of the criminal justice system is to protect society from harmful people who hinder improvement within the community. In regards to society, there is a bigger picture that is painted to reveal African Americans as being
Such barriers like, loss of freedom, lack of employment, future advancement, and criminal records destroy the perception of the males who are a part of the African American community. These barriers conflict with the idea of the male providing for the household which can lead to the males feeling like they are only good for being in prison that society states. These perceptions of one’s self can also affect social relationships due to negativity. In addition, the target group would eventually having a world view as not being good enough compared to other races because of what the unconsciously believed. The emotional side effects from internalizing oppression can cause depression, mental instability, and self-doubt.
The oppression can impact the daily functioning of African Americans. This negative impact can lead to this population feeling powerless, and viewing their life as being stressful because of race (Manning, Cornelius, & Okundaye, 2004). To free the caged bird as a social worker, empowerment would be the best