The Matrix of Domination

The Matrix of Domination can be found on page 51, it is the term coined by Patricia Hill Collins. This term refers how each particular form of privilege is part of a bigger system. You cannot predict how one aspect of privilege weighs on a person.

InDiViDuAlIsM:

The social world begins and ends with individuals. Individuals push the blame onto others. When and individual can’t see themselves as part of the problem its hard to see an individual in the solution. Makes us blind to privilege because privilege has nothing to do with individuals. Individuals participate in a social system.

Getting off the Hook

This is a term used also to push the blame on others to help deny any effects that oppression or privilege has on others. People will often used terms such as “I wasn’t trying to do that” to diffuse the blame from themselves. Bottom line, people don’t like to feel guilty therefore they will do what they have to do to place blame on others or make themselves feel less guilty.