The purpose of this essay is to critically analyze the above statement. First, the essay will clarify the distinction between anti-discriminatory practice and anti-oppressive practice and discuss whether anti-oppressiveness is a key principle of youth work. Secondly, the essay will explore how oppression can exist through the use of language and media discourse. Using Thompson's (1997) Personal, Cultural and Structural (PCS) model, the essay critically analyzes oppression and then discusses how this analysis is important to practice. Third, the essay will then discuss power differences and inequality along with other forms of oppression such as class, gender, and race. The terms “anti-discriminatory practice” and “anti-oppressive practice” are often used interchangeably but have different meanings. . Jary and Jary suggest that discrimination can be defined as a process by which an individual or group of people is treated differently or unfairly (2000, p 157). Discrimination can be positive or negative. An example of negative discrimination would be a person's refusal to be served in a store because of their race, gender, or sexual orientation. The result of this experience then becomes the basis of oppression, which can be defined as “inhuman or degrading treatment of individuals or groups; difficulties and injustices caused by the dominance of one group over another" (Thompson, 1993, p 31). Therefore, anti-oppressive practice allows practitioners to minimize oppression by understanding how their own personal values ​​and beliefs can influence their practice. Chouhan (2009) states that anti-oppressive practice is a key principle of youth work, however, it has often been criticized for being too narrow. Humphries argues that… in the middle of the article… I will try to understand the personal factors that might influence young people's behavior. Power differences and inequalities present at a personal, cultural and structural level will now be discussed. Discrimination, oppression and power are closely related because less powerful and privileged groups of people such as blacks, Asians and some ethnic minorities are treated differently. Weber (1963) defines power as "the possibility of a man, or a number of men, to realize his own will in community action, even against the resistance of others" (quoted in Haralambos and Holborn, 1995, p 501 ). In other words, power is an opportunity for a person to do what he wants despite the wishes of others. On the other hand, Lukes (1974) suggests that power can also be defined as the ability of a person to exercise power over another person (cited in Cox et al., 1985 p. 32).