White Privilege Essential Readings on the Other Side of Racism

Name: White Privilege Essential Readings on the Other Side of Racism
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ISBN: 9780716787334

ISBN-10: 0716787334

ISBN-13: 9780716787334

Edition: 2nd 2005

Authors: Paula Rothenberg

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Studies of racism often focus on its devastating effects on the victims of prejudice. But no discussion of race is complete without exploring the other sidethe ways in which some people or groups actually benefit, deliberately or inadvertently, from racial bias. White Privilege, Second Edition,the revision to the ground-breaking anthology from Paula Rothenberg, continues her efforts from the first edition.Two new essayscontribute to the discussion of the nature and history of white power. The concluding section again challenges readers to explore ideas for using the power and the concept of white privilege to help combat racism in their own lives. Brief, inexpensive, and easily integrated…

Book details

List price: $28.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: W. H. Freeman & Company
Publication date: 6/25/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.20" long x 0.45" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Preface


About the Author


Introduction


Whiteness: the power of invisibility


The Matter of Whiteness


Failing to See


Representations of Whiteness in the Black Imagination


Questions for Thinking, Writing, and Discussion for Part One


Whiteness: the power of the past


The Roots of Racial Classification


How White People Became White


How Jews Became White Folks


Becoming Hispanic: Mexican Americans and Whiteness


The Possessive Investment in Whiteness


Questions for Thinking, Writing, and Discussion for Part Two


Whiteness: the power of privilege


Making Systems of Privilege Visible


Privilege as Paradox


White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack


White Privilege Shapes the U.S.


Membership Has Its Privileges: Thoughts on Acknowledging and Challenging Whiteness


Questions for Thinking, Writing, and Discussion for Part Three


Whiteness: the power of resistance


Breaking the Silence


Confronting One's Own Racism


How White People Can Serve as Allies to People of Color in the Struggle to End Racism


Questions for Thinking, Writing, and Discussion for Part Four


Suggestions for Further Reading


Acknowledgments


Index