Explorations In Privilege, Oppression And Diversity

by Anderson, Sharon K.; Middleton, Valerie A.

• ISBN13: 9780534517427
• ISBN10: 0534517420
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-28
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Introduction. Part I: STORIES OF PRIVILEGE. 1. Stories of White Privilege. White Out: Privilege and its Problems by Heidi Zetzer. Supposed to Know Better: On Accepting Privilege by Deborah Megivern. White Male Privilege in the Context of My Life by Rich Furman. 2. Stories of Socioeconomic Privilege. Understanding and Experiencing Class Privilege in Psychological Research by Colleen Loomis. Deprivations and Privileges We All Have by Ma. Teresa Tuason. 3. Stories of Able-Bodied Privilege. Seeing Through Another Lens by Kaying Lo. Dirty Secrets and Unholy Unions: Disability-Based Oppression and Privilege by Paul Priester. 4. Stories of Heterosexual Privilege. Increasing Awareness of Heterosexism and Homophobia: A Personal and Professional Exploration by Allison Cashwell. Reflections on Heterosexual Privilege by S. Cherice Sommer, Suzanne Weatherman, and Deborah Cox. 5. Story of Sexism. Men Can't Be Raped: The Challenge of Sexism in Counseling by Heather Trepal. Part II: ISSUES RELATED TO PRIVILEGE. 6. Stories of Assumed Privilege. Assumed Heterosexual: A Double-Edged Sword by Allan Barsky. "Who Me? White?" The Process of Acknowledging and Challenging Racial Privilege by Helen Deines. No Parece: The Privilege and Prejudice Inherent in Being a Light-Skinned Latino Without an Accent by Edward A. Delgado-Romero. 7. Stories of Internalized Oppression, Acculturation and Assimilation. Oppression of the Spirit: Complexities in the Counseling Encounter by Didya Choudhuri. Acculturation and Identity: Intra-Ethnic Distinctions among Mexican-Americans by Genaro Gonzalez. Unmasking Within-Group Prejudice: A Case Study by Felice Lichaw and Marya Howell-Carter. 8. Stories of Personal Compassion and Being Allies. Personal Compassion and Alliance Building: Observations of an Asian-American Professor by Matthew Mock. Going through Cultural Barriers in Counseling by Ruth Chao. Tales from the Heart of Dixie: Using White Privilege to Fight Racism by Becky J. Liddle. Yes, I See You're Committed to the Cause But Where's Your Credibility, and Why That Angst? by David MacPhee. A Multiracial Unity Group for Graduate Students by Barbara Gormley.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Valerie A. Middleton and Sharon K. Anderson
About the Contributors	xv
Introduction: An Awakening, to Privilege Oppression, and Discrimination	xxxii
Sharon K. Anderson and Valerie A. Middleton
PART I Stories of Privilege	1	(100)
Stories of White Privilege
1 White Out: Privilege and Its Problems	3	(14)
Heidi A. Zetzer
2 Supposed to Know Better: On Accepting Privilege	17	(8)
Deborah Megivern
3 White Male Privilege in the Context of My Life	25	(6)
Rich Furman
Stories of Socioeconomic Privilege
4 Understanding and Experiencing Class Privilege	31	(10)
Colleen Loomis
5 Deprivations and Privileges We All Have	41	(8)
Ma. Teresa Tuason
Stories of Able-Bodied Privilege
6 Seeing Through Another Lens	49	(4)
Kaying Lo
7 Dirty Secrets and Unholy Unions: Disability-Based Oppression and Privilege	53	(6)
Paul E. Priester
Stories of Heterosexual Privilege
8 Increasing Awareness of Heterosexism and Homophobia: A Personal and Professional Exploration	59	(6)
Allison L. Cashwell
9 Reflections on Heterosexual Privilege	65
S. Cherice Sommer, Suzanne M. Weatherman, and Deborah L. Cox
Stories of Sexism
10 "Men Can't Be Raped":The Challenge of Sexism in Counseling	73	(6)
Heather Trepal
11 Exploring Male Privilege: Journey ofTwo White Middle-Class Men	79	(14)
David H. Whitcomb and James A. Cummings
12 How I Got My Wings	93	(10)
Carol L. Langer
PART II Issues Related to Privilege, Oppression, and Discrimination	101	(90)
Stories of Assumed Privilege
13 Assumed Privilege: A Double-Edged Sword	103	(10)
Allan E. Barsky
14 "Who, Me? White?": The Process of Acknowledging and Challenging Racial Privilege	113	(6)
Helen G. Deines
15 No Parece: The Privilege and Prejudice Inherent in Being a Light-Skinned Latino Without an Accent	119	(8)
Edward A. Delgado-Romero
Stories of Internalized Oppression, Acculturation, and Assimilation
16 Oppression of the Spirit: Complexities in the Counseling Encounter	127	(10)
Dibya Choudhuri
17 Acculturation and Identity: Intra-Ethnic Distinctions Among Mexican Americans	137	(10)
Genaro Gonzalez
18 Unmasking Within-Group Prejudice: A Case Study	147	(8)
Felice Lichaw and Marya Howell-Carter
Stories of Personal Compassion and Being Allies
19 Personal Compassion and Alliance Building: Observations of an Asian American Professor	155	(10)
Matthew R. Mock, Ph.D.
20 Going Through Cultural Barriers in Counseling	165	(6)
Ruth Chao
21 Tales from the Heart of Dixie: Using White Privilege to Fight Racism	171	(6)
Becky J. Liddle
22 Yes, I See You're Committed to the Cause ... But Where's Your Credibility, and Why That Angst?	177	(8)
David MacPhee
23 A Multiracial Unity Group for Graduate Students	185	(6)
Barbara Gormley
Glossary	191	(4)
Index	195