Understanding White Privilege : Creating Pathways to Authentic Relationships Across Race

by Kendall; Frances

• ISBN13: 9780415951807
• ISBN10: 0415951801
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2006-03-15
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Racial privilege is hard to see for those who were born with access to power and resources. Yet it is very visible for those to whom it was not granted. Understanding White Privilegeis written for individuals and those in organizations who grapple with race every day, as well as for those who believe they don't need to. It is written for those who have tried to build authentic professional relationships across races but have felt unable to do so. It is written for those who believe strongly in the struggle for racial justice and need additional information to share with their friends and colleagues. Inviting readers to think personally about how race--theirs and others'--frames experiences, relationships, and the way we each see the world, Understanding White Privilegefocuses squarely on white privilege and its implications by offering specific suggestions for what we each can do to bridge the racial chasm.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Introduction	ix
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xv
Beginning with Ourselves: The Importance of Doing Our Personal Work	1	(18)
What's In It for Us? Why We Would Explore What It Means to Be White	19	(22)
What Does It Mean to Be White?	41	(20)
Understanding White Privilege	61	(18)
Barriers to Clarity: What Keeps White People from Being Able to See Our Whiteness and, Therefore, Our Privilege?	79	(20)
Now That (I Think) I Understand White Privilege, What Do I Do?	99	(22)
Talking About Race: What If They Call Me a Racist?	121	(18)
Becoming an Ally and Building Authentic Relationships Across Race: The Challenge and Necessity of Making Race Our Issue	139	(22)
Notes	161	(4)
Bibliography	165	(8)
Index	173