Examples Of Macro-Level Oppression

Macro-level oppression speaks to the “structural elements, such as race, class, neighborhood, and age…” (Regoli p 186), that plays a role in oppressing, in this case, children. This differs from micro-level oppression in that micro-level oppression focus on the individual and their interaction as oppose to the environment influencing their outcome. An obvious example of macro-level oppression towards children due to racism is observed in our education system. This started out with no education for African-American to separate but equal and has now formulated into the herding of African-American’s into ghettos. With lack of resources provided for these areas of America, children in these neighborhoods find themselves falling way behind when