Specific Problems with the Oppression Section

Collective Responsibility for Oppression

Many contemporary forms of oppression are not primarily the result of formally organized collective action nor are they an unintended outcome of a combination of individual actions. This raises the question of collective responsibility. I argue that we can only determine who is responsible for oppression if we understand oppression as a matter of social practices that create obstacles for socia...

Audism: exploring the metaphysics of oppression.

This article traces the development of the concept of "audism" from its inception in the mid-1970s by exploring three distinct dimensions of oppression: individual, institutional, and metaphysical. Although the first two aspects of audism have been identified, there is a deeply rooted belief system regarding language and human identity that is yet to be explored within the context of audism. Th...

Specific Section: Metabolism and Nutrition

Constructive Resilience: The Bahá’ı́ Response to Oppression

Against the backdrop of dramatic struggles for social change in the twentieth century, characterized by non-violent opposition and civil disobedience, the Bahá’ı́ community of Iran has pursued a distinctively non-adversarial approach to social change under conditions of violent oppression. This non-adversarial model has received little attention in the literature on social change. This article t...

Handling the patient with skin problems

Here are our meditation on the art of attracting, keeping, and helping patients. It contains some sections including “Be professional”, “Be reassuring”, “Be confident”, “Be informative”, “Be smart” and “Be responsive”.