White Privilege

<p><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>White Privilege: The Persistence of Racial Hierarchy in a Culture of Denial</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> approaches the discussion of racism by focusing on majority group advantage or white privilege. The book explores the construct of race and the definition of white privilege and then examines the ways in which white privilege manifests in economy education criminal justice and especially within media and pop culture.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>The book balances scholarly research on racial discrimination and disparity with narratives that provide the reader with highly personal accounts of injustice. Dedicated chapters demonstrate how microaggressions emerge in unexpected places and situations as well as how they contribute to the development and maintenance of institutional racism. Intersectionality sections throughout the book explore how class gender and sexual orientation shape how white privilege is experienced by individuals. Finally the text offers a myriad of strategies and approaches to end injustice and cultivate anti-racist practices.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>The revised first edition features a new final chapter which brings the text's content up to date and addresses healthcare and white privilege; #BlackLivesMatter George Floyd Breonna Taylor and justice; implicit bias and systemic racism; white terrorism; COVID-19 and economic sexism; and anti-Asian violence.</span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>White Privilege</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> is an ideal supplementary resource for courses on race diversity and social inequality.</span></p>