The purpose of this essay is to critically analyze the above statement. Firstly, the essay will clarify the distinction between anti-discriminatory practices and anti-oppressive practices and examine whether anti-oppressive is a key principle of youth work. Second, 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 the importance of this analysis in practice. Third, the essay will then discuss power differentials and inequality in conjunction 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 they 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 refusing a person service 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 “inhumane or degrading treatment of individuals or groups; difficulties and injustices caused by the domination of one group over another” (Thompson, 1993, p. 31). Therefore, anti-oppressive practice allows practitioners to minimize oppression by understanding how their personal values ​​and beliefs may affect 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... middle of article ......trying to understand the personal factors that might influence young people's behavior. Power differences and inequalities present at personal, cultural and structural levels will now be discussed. Discrimination, oppression and power are closely linked because less powerful and privileged groups of people such as black people, Asians and some ethnic minorities are treated differently. Weber (1963) defines power as “the chance that a man or a group of men has to realize their own will in common action, even against the resistance of others” (cited in Haralambos and Holborn, 1995, p. 501). In other words, power is an opportunity for a person to do what they want 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).