White Privilege
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Studies of racism often focus on its devastating effects on the victims of prejudice. But no discussion of race is complete without exploring the other side--the ways in which some people or groups actually benefit, deliberately or inadvertently, from racial bias. This is the subject of Paula Rothenberg's groundbreaking anthology, White Privilege.The new edition of White Privilege once again challenges readers to explore ideas for using the power and the concept of white privilege to help combat racism in their own lives, and includes key essays and articles by Peggy McIntosh, Richard Dyer, bell hooks, Robert Jensen, Allan G. Johnson, and others. Three additional essays add new levels of complexity to our understanding of the paradoxical nature of white privilege and the politics and economics that lie behind the social construction of whiteness, making this edition an even better choice for educators.Brief, inexpensive, and easily integrated with other texts, this interdisciplinary collection of commonsense, non-rhetorical readings lets educators incorporate discussions of whiteness and white privilege into a variety of disciplines, including sociology, English composition, psychology, social work, women's studies, political science, and American studies.
Preface viiAbout the Author ixIntroduction 1Part 1 Whiteness: the power of invisibility1 The Matter of Whiteness Richard Dyer 92 Failing to See Harlon Dalton 153 Representations of Whiteness in the Black Imagination Bell Hooks 19Questions for Thinking, Writing, and Discussion for Part One 25Part 2 Whiteness: the power of the past1 The Roots of Racial Classification Philip C. Wander Judith N. Martin Thomas K. Nakayama 292 How White People Became White James E. Barrett David Roediger 353 How Jews Became White Folks Karen Brodkin 414 Becoming Hispanic: Mexican Americans and Whiteness Neil Foley 555 The Possessive Investment in Whiteness George Lipsitz 676 The Constraint of Race Linda Faye Williams 917 Global White Supremacy Charles W. Mills 97Questions for Thinking, Writing, and Discussion for Part Two 105Part 3 Whiteness: the power of privilege1 Making Systems of Privilege Visible Stephanie M. Wildman Adrienne D. Davis 1092 Privilege as Paradox Allan G. Johnson 1173 White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack Peggy McIntosh 1234 White Privilege Shapes the U.S. Robert Jensen 1295 Membership Has Its Privileges: Thoughts on Acknowledging and Challenging Whiteness Tim Wise 1336 Crazy Sometimes Leonard Pitts Jr. 137Questions for Thinking, Writing, and Discussion for Part Three 143Part 4 Whiteness: the power of resistance1 Breaking the Silence Beverly Tatum 1472 Confronting One's Own Racism Joe Feagin Hernan Vera 1533 How White People Can Serve as Allies to People of Color in the Struggle to End Racism Paul Kivel 159Questions for Thinking, Writing, and Discussion for Part Four169Suggestions for Further Reading 172Acknowledgments 174Index 176
