Exploitation

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What Is Social Oppression?
By Ashley Crossman

Definition: Exploitation occurs when one social group is able to take for itself what is produced by another group. The concept is central to the idea of social oppression, especially from a Marxist perspective, and can also include noneconomic forms, such as the sexual exploitation of women by men under patriarchy.

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Crossman, Ashley. "Exploitation." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/exploitation-definition-3026317. Crossman, Ashley. (2020, August 27). Exploitation. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/exploitation-definition-3026317 Crossman, Ashley. "Exploitation." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/exploitation-definition-3026317 (accessed April 26, 2024).