Th 10/21 Kenneth Clatterbaugh, “The Oppression Debate in Sexual Politics”; Recommended: Manuel G. Velasquez, “The Ethics of Job Discrimination”
Topic: The difference between oppression and mere discrimination
1. According to Clatterbaugh, what is the difference between saying that women are oppressed and saying that they are merely discriminated against?
2. In his response to the socialization argument, how does Clatterbaugh distinguish between oppression and mere restriction?
3. According to Clatterbaugh, what would have to change in order for men to be oppressed?
4. According to Velasquez, what is the difference between discrimination that is intentional and isolated and that which is unintentional and institutionalized?
5. Why in Velasquez’s view is it difficult to determine whether a specific individual was discriminated against in a specific instance?
6. What evidence does Velasquez provide in support of the
claim that there is systematic racial and sexual discrimination in the