{"id":484,"date":"2026-07-27T04:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T08:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/power-dynamics-postsecondary\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=484"},"modified":"2026-08-03T17:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T21:21:59","slug":"power-and-privilege-in-japan-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/power-dynamics-postsecondary\/chapter\/power-and-privilege-in-japan-2\/","title":{"raw":"Power and Privilege in Japan","rendered":"Power and Privilege in Japan"},"content":{"raw":"<p class=\"p1\">Privilege can look different depending on the cultural and social context. The following video explores how majority privilege operates in Japan.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Video: Making Majority Privilege Visible [17 min]<\/p>\r\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16 \/ 9;\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/M0zz75XpIVs?si=g4K2bxPF8XiCSwx7\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">\r\n<\/iframe>\r\n<h6><strong>Attribution:<\/strong> <em>Making Majority Privilege Visible<\/em>, presented by Dr. Makiko Deguchi, Professor, Department of English Studies, Sophia University. Developed as part of the Diversity Survey and Analysis Project at Sophia University. Embedded with permission from the Office for the Promotion of Diversity &amp; Sustainability, Sophia University. The Japanese language version available on this link:\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Cw4hhY9OmQg?si=cNCt_h8AxbDSOF2h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Cw4hhY9OmQg?si=cNCt_h8AxbDSOF2h<\/a><\/h6>\r\nIn this video, Dr. Makiko Deguchi, Professor in the Department of English Studies at Sophia University, introduces the concept of <strong data-start=\"786\" data-end=\"808\">majority privilege<\/strong>: the advantages associated with belonging to a dominant or majority identity group, which may go unnoticed by those who hold them. She explains how privilege can operate structurally, introduces the concept of intersectionality, and suggests concrete steps people in positions of power can take once they recognize their own advantages.\r\n<p data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1339\">Although the video was originally developed for university administrators, faculty, and staff, the ideas apply directly to the classroom dynamics we have been exploring throughout this module.<\/p>","rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Privilege can look different depending on the cultural and social context. The following video explores how majority privilege operates in Japan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Video: Making Majority Privilege Visible [17 min]<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16 \/ 9;\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/M0zz75XpIVs?si=g4K2bxPF8XiCSwx7\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6><strong>Attribution:<\/strong> <em>Making Majority Privilege Visible<\/em>, presented by Dr. Makiko Deguchi, Professor, Department of English Studies, Sophia University. Developed as part of the Diversity Survey and Analysis Project at Sophia University. Embedded with permission from the Office for the Promotion of Diversity &amp; Sustainability, Sophia University. The Japanese language version available on this link:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Cw4hhY9OmQg?si=cNCt_h8AxbDSOF2h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Cw4hhY9OmQg?si=cNCt_h8AxbDSOF2h<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>In this video, Dr. Makiko Deguchi, Professor in the Department of English Studies at Sophia University, introduces the concept of <strong data-start=\"786\" data-end=\"808\">majority privilege<\/strong>: the advantages associated with belonging to a dominant or majority identity group, which may go unnoticed by those who hold them. She explains how privilege can operate structurally, introduces the concept of intersectionality, and suggests concrete steps people in positions of power can take once they recognize their own advantages.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1339\">Although the video was originally developed for university administrators, faculty, and staff, the ideas apply directly to the classroom dynamics we have been exploring throughout this module.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-484","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":35,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/power-dynamics-postsecondary\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/power-dynamics-postsecondary\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/power-dynamics-postsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/power-dynamics-postsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/power-dynamics-postsecondary\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":507,"href":"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/power-dynamics-postsecondary\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/484\/revisions\/507"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/power-dynamics-postsecondary\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/35"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/power-dynamics-postsecondary\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/484\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/power-dynamics-postsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/power-dynamics-postsecondary\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=484"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/power-dynamics-postsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=484"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/power-dynamics-postsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}