Editing Internalized oppression (section)

==Effects==
{{see also|Health psychology}}
"If women are surrounded by people who view them as subordinate, incapable, or lacking control over their actions, women are likely to come to understand themselves in a similar way, even if subconsciously."<ref name="auto2">{{cite journal |last1=Liebow |first1=Nabina |title=Internalized Oppression and Its Varied Moral Harms: Self-Perceptions of Reduced Agency and Criminality |journal=Hypatia |date=2016 |volume=31 |issue=4 |pages=713–729 |doi=10.1111/hypa.12265 |s2cid=148200668 }}</ref> Internalized oppression fosters the beliefs that the self cannot be [[Autonomy|autonomous]], is unworthy of wielding power, and is little more than an object of sexual gratification (see [[sexual objectification]]).<ref name="auto2"/> "Psychological oppression can be damaging to a person's moral relationship with the self ... Since those who have internalized oppressive prejudices often engage in behavior that further perpetuates these biases, internalized oppression is not only a symptom of an oppressive social climate, but it also represents a mechanism for its continued existence".<ref name="auto2"/> According to [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]] doctoral students Valerie Joseph and Tanya O. Williams, "Deep racial self-negation[,]&nbsp;... internalized racial hatred [and] internalized oppression&nbsp;... stymied [their] growth as people and scholars [and] inhibited [their] ability to be…profound, strong, and beautiful&nbsp;..."<ref name=":0" /> Individuals can be made to feel "implicated in a project of compliance with the values and goals" of the dominant society.<ref name=":0" /> Internalized oppression may also occur in [[Disability|disabled]] individuals, who may distance themselves from others with disabilities to avoid associating themselves with those who may be viewed by society as "weak" or "lazy".<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Fahs | first1 = Breanne | title = The Dreaded Body: Disgust and the Production of "appropriate" Femininity | journal = Journal of Gender Studies | year = 2015 | pages = 1–13 }}</ref> Nabina Liebow wrote, "[[Person of color|People of color]] who internalize stereotypes regarding [[Crime|criminality]] and moral deviance&nbsp;... can &nbsp;... view themselves as outlaws in the moral community" and may "engage in behavior that further perpetuates these biases&nbsp;... Fulfilling these stereotypes further pushes someone outside the moral fold and intensifies one's damaged moral identity&nbsp;... [I]nternalizing stereotypes about criminality and moral deviance can lead to a pervasive feeling of [[Guilt (emotion)|guilt]]&nbsp;... Persistent feelings of guilt can result in [[Mental health|mental-health]] setbacks such as [[Depression (mood)|depression]]" and "repeated exposure to guilt and similar feelings has been linked with a range of health challenges such as "dysfunctional coping, abdominal obesity, and glucose intolerance complicit in the development of Type 2 diabetes".<ref name=":2" />