Pedagogy of the Oppressed Chapter 1 and 2 Review Flashcards

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards based on Chapters 1 and 2 of Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed.

Paulo Freire, a Brazilian educator who wrote Pedagogy of the Oppressed in 1970, was influenced by __________ from Guinea-Bissau.

Amilcar Cabral

According to Freire, __________ is defined as action that follows a particular theory, taking the abstract and making it practical.

Praxis

Freire describes liberation as a "__________".

painful childbirth

A member of the oppressed group who internalizes the consciousness of the oppressor and acts as a tyrant to their own group is known as a __________.

sub-oppressor/overseer

__________ gives the oppressed a false sense of security and is disguised as generosity, but merely keeps the oppressed in their current state.

False Charity

Freire asserts that "An act is oppressive only when it prevents people from __________."

being more fully human

The motto representing the possessive consciousness of the oppressor is __________.

"To be is to have"

The __________ concept of education reduces learning to an act of depositing information into students who are treated as empty containers.

banking

In contrast to banking education, __________ education involves a constant unveiling of reality and affirms men and women as unfinished beings.

"problem-posing"

__________ is a characteristic of the oppressed that derives from internalizing the oppressor's negative opinions of them.

Self-depreciation