(Sociology 350) Week 2 DiscussionPatricia Hill Collins refers to race, class, gender, etc. as "interlocking structures of oppression." Implied in that statement is that while some are oppressed and...

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    As referred by Hill Collins race, class and gender are the interlocking structures of oppression and the fact relies here on is where some of the people are oppressed and discriminated against on the verge of the identities and structures. Some people enjoy the privilege in this context. The identities like race, class, and gender are stated as the interlocking state of oppression as they generally did not provide preferable stances in the entire situation they possess positive features in some while in some cases it acts negatively. The privileges are the special benefit and favor given to a certain group of people. Privilege could be anything that gives an additive advantage to one party over the other on the verge of the identities they possess whether it is race, class, or gender.
    There are several privileges related to these identities as with the race it is categorized that in the countries like the US the white population has extensive and more rights over some things in comparison...