To prepare for this Discussion:

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• Review Chapters 4 and 5 in the course text, focusing on the ways in which different groups have been oppressed and have responded to the oppression.
  
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• Consider the similarities between and among different groups: What was similar or the same about their experiences? Consider the groups’ responses and why they might be considered positive or negative.
  
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• Think about the differences between and among groups with respect to their oppression and experience of it, as well as their responses and why they might be considered positive or negative
  
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• Select two groups to compare and contrast.

a comparison of two groups that have been oppressed. Explain the similarities and differences of their experiences and the responses they have had to the oppression. Note how the responses could be considered positive or negative. (Put the names of the two groups you are comparing in the first line of your posting.)