Colluding Colliding and Contending with Norms of Whiteness

<p>A volume in Urban Education Studies Series<br />Analyzing experiences of White mothers of daughters and sons of color<br />across the U. S. Chandler provides an insider’s view of the complex ways in<br />which Whiteness norms appear and operate. Through uncovering and analyzing Whiteness<br />norms occurring across motherhood stages Chandler has developed a model of three common<br />ways of interacting with the norms of Whiteness: colluding colliding and contending. Chandler’s<br />results suggest that collisions with Whiteness norms are a necessary step to increasing one’s racial<br />literacy which is essential for effective contentions with norms of Whiteness. She proposes steps<br />for applying her model in education settings which can also be applied in other organizational<br />contexts.</p>