Blog5 Wheel of Privilege and Power

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Isabella D'Arezzo 

Argument: The author Sylvia Duckworth arguments the importance of being aware of your power and how it may affect other people. She states if your a powerful person or so say privileged and your in the room with someone who isn't it's your job to make them feel comfortable and make space for listening ears and open hearts. Each ring is a different "class". To put it simply she's saying our privileges that we are given when we are born are considered power depending on race, gender etc. She is saying we need to be more aware and be able to distingush our powers so we can make everybody in our space comfortable. 

The wheel of privilege and power says a lot. Privilege is often referred to the unearned priveledges/advantages that some individuals have because of their identity or social status. These advantages come from race, gender, social orientation and much more. Power in the wheel refers to the influence social, economic and political systems. The Wheel to me illustrates how society operates in a way where one group is given more power and constantly moving forward while one is held back. There is constant barriers for the disadvantage and the advantage continuously moves up. The wheel is to help us gain an understanding on the complex issues related to social inequality.