Oppression Based on Color

The Ethnic Group Experience

“…Frequently, the literature on therapeutic intervention with minority clients emphasizes methodology directed toward combatting oppression and discrimination (Granger & Portner, 1985;Hopps, 1982). Other practice strategies suggest using indigenous treatment methods and other culturally based methods of resolving conflict, both interpersonal and intrapersonal (Ito, 1985;Manson, Walker & Kivahan, 1987).…”

The Profession’s Role in Meeting its Historical Mission to Serve Vulnerable Populations

“…In the second special edition of Social Work, focused on people of color, entitled Racial and Ethnic Minorities, it was reported that some eighty-nine articles were published between 1960 and 1975 that addressed "race relevant questions" (Schiele & Hopps, 2009). Prior to the earlier special edition of social work entitled People of Color (Hopps, 1982), the profession had evidenced some concern about issues relevant to people of color and the articles were generally referred to as "the Negro Problem;" and from 1969 to 1975, as "the Black Phenomenon" (Schiele & Hopps, 2009). NABSW held its first annual conference in Philadelphia in 1969.…”

“…In short, Black feminists felt that white feminists minimized or ignored oppression based on race and class thereby marginalizing and excluding them from the "Movement." Some Black feminists thought that white feminists even colluded with their men -their fathers, husbands, brothers, uncles and sons -and therefore held "deferred power" (Hopps, 1982).…”

“…He articulated that the race problem in the United States presented a great dilemma that, if not resolved, threatened the ultimate success of the country's democratic experiment (Myrdal, 1944). Some thirty years ago in an editorial entitled Oppression Based on Color, Hopps (1982) stated that people of color face a pervasive kind of oppression and discrimination because of racial stereotypes associated with and indelibly marked by the color of their skin. Although many forms of exclusion and discrimination exist in this country, none is so deeply rooted, persistent, and intractable as that based on color.…”

Recruiting and counseling people of color at Western universities

“…As Hopps (1982) states, 'because the unique type and levels of oppression and exclusion have not been defined, society has now generated and accepted definitions which permit so many minorities that the term, the related problems, and the proposed solutions have lost all meaning (p.3). Thus, these special interest groups are perceived by the majority as 'minorities.'…”