What does it mean to be white?
Subtitle: developing white racial literacy
By: Robin DiAngelo
Series: Counterpoints: studies in the postmodern theory of education -- v. 398
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9781433111167; 9781433111150; 9781453908051
Subjects: Whites; Race relations; Racism; Race identity
Description: "What does it mean to be white in a society that proclaims race meaningless yet is deeply divided by race? In the face of pervasive racial inequality and segregation, most whites cannot answer that question. Robin DiAngelo argues that a number of factors make this question difficult for whites miseducation about what racism is; ideologies such as individualism and colorblindness; defensiveness; and a need to protect (rather than expand) our worldviews. These factors contribute to what she terms white racial illiteracy. Speaking as a white person to other white people, Dr. DiAngelo clearly and compellingly takes readers through an analysis of white socialization. She describes how race shapes the lives of white people, explains what makes racism so hard for whites to see, identifies common white racial patterns, and speaks back to popular white narratives that work to deny racism. Written as an accessible introduction to white identity from an anti-racist framework, What Does It Mean To Be White? is an invaluable resource for members of diversity and anti-racism programs and study groups and students of sociology, psychology, education, and other disciplines."--Pub. website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; title: Dedication; title: Introduction; title: Race in education; title: Unique challengesof race education; title: Socialization; title: Defining terms; title: The cycle of oppression; title: What is race?; title: What is racism?; title: "New" racism; title: How race shapes the lives of white people; title: What makes racism so hard for whites to see?; title: Intersecting identities : the example of class; title: Common patterns ofwell-intentioned white people; title: Popular white narratives that deny racism; title: A note on white silence; title: Racism and specificracial groups; title: Antiracist education and the road ahead; title: Appendix; title: Antiracist checklist; title: References.