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| − | The [[1926 Slavery Convention]] described '''slavery''' as “...the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the [[right of ownership]] are exercised...” Today slavery is defined in the broader | + | The [[1926 Slavery Convention]] described '''slavery''' as “...the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the [[right of ownership]] are exercised...” Today slavery is defined in the broader sense of the word to mean any condition when a [[person]] is [[freedom|unfree]]. |
There are multiple types of slavery: | There are multiple types of slavery: | ||
| − | # [[chattel slavery]], | + | # [[chattel slavery]], legalised or pseudolegalised ownership of another [[human]]. |
# [[wage slavery]], condition when the [[worker]] cannot quit the [[job]] out of the fear of [[starvation]]. | # [[wage slavery]], condition when the [[worker]] cannot quit the [[job]] out of the fear of [[starvation]]. | ||
# [[serfdom]], condition when the [[peasant]] doesn't control the [[land]] on which one grows [[food]]. | # [[serfdom]], condition when the [[peasant]] doesn't control the [[land]] on which one grows [[food]]. | ||
Revision as of 13:29, 28 June 2006
The 1926 Slavery Convention described slavery as “...the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised...” Today slavery is defined in the broader sense of the word to mean any condition when a person is unfree.
There are multiple types of slavery:
- chattel slavery, legalised or pseudolegalised ownership of another human.
- wage slavery, condition when the worker cannot quit the job out of the fear of starvation.
- serfdom, condition when the peasant doesn't control the land on which one grows food.
- prison, taking away the freedom as the punishment for the crime.
- millitary recrutement, forcing a person to serve in military.
- sex slavery, forcing a person to perform sex acts. See also rape and prostitution.
- slaving, which can mean performing hard tasks (but also being bossed around by the employer).
- submissiveness, specifically in S&M.
- slave drive or computer in computing reffers to the drive or computer which is either secondary to or responds to the commands of the master.
Etymology
The word “slave” comes from Latin sclavus relating to the Slavic people who were the majority of the slaves during the time the word was coined.
