InstructorkResourcekManualkandkTestkBankkforkRace,kClasskandkGender:kAnkAnthology,k9th
editionkbykAndersen/Hill-Collinsk
PARTkII:kSYSTEMSkOFkPOWERkANDkINEQUALITYk
MargaretkAndersenkandkPatriciakHillkCollinsk
RACEkANDkRACISMk
6.k“WhitekPrivilege:kUnpackingkthekInvisiblekKnapsack,”kPeggykMcIntoshk
PeggykMcIntoshkexploreskthekinvisibilitykofkracialkprivilege.kkShekargueskthatkWhitesktendktok
bek
unawarekofkthekprivilegektheykhavekaskmemberskofkthekdominantkgroup.kkTokillustratekthiskpo
intk
shekcompareskherkownkexperienceskwithkdeniedkmalekprivilegektokherkownklimitedkperceptio
nkofk
thekprivilegekshekenjoyskbecausekshekiskWhite.kkInkankeffortktokchallengekthisklackkofkawarene
ss,k
sheklistskforty-
sixkexampleskofkthekinvisiblekprivilegekshekexperienceskinkherkeverydayklifekthatk
peoplekofkcolorkdoknot.kkShekpointskoutkthatkthesekdailykbenefitskofkbeingkwhitekmakekherklifek
easier.kkForkexample,kthekabilityktokshopkwithoutkbeingkfollowed,ktokcountkonkherkskinkcolorkn
otk
causingksuspicionkofkherkfinancialkreliability,korkevenkthekabilityktokfindkblemishkcoverktokmat
chk
herkskinktonekreflectskherkwhitekprivilege.kkShekargueskthatkforkWhiteskthesekoccurrenceskarek
largelyktakenkforkgranted.kkTheykarekexpected,kassumedktokbektheknormalkexperienceskofkever
ydayk
life.kkForkpeoplekofkcolor,khowever,ktheykarekconstantkreminderskofkthekstrugglekinvolvedkinka
llk
aspectskofklifekwhenkone’skpositionkinksocietykiskreflectedkaskoutsidekofktheknorm.kk
McIntoshkidentifieskpositivekandknegativekaspectskofkprivilege;kunearnedkadvantagekandkconf
erredk
dominance.kkThekadvantagekexperiencedkbykthekprivilegedkgroupkcankbekunearned,kmerelyka
skak
consequencekofktheirkposition,korkitkcankbekcreatedkthroughkdominancekyieldedkbecausekofkth
eirk
position.kkBothkaspectskchallengektheknotionkthatkone’skexperiencekinksocietykiskbasedksolelyk
onk
one’skmerit,kandkrecognizingkthiskchallengeskthekdenialksurroundingksystemskofkprivilegekan
dk
oppression.kkMcIntoshkcontendskthatkoncekthekprivilegedkcanknoklongerkdenykthekbenefitskint
rinsick
toktheirkposition,ktheykmustkthenkdecidektokeitherkdestroykorkmaintainktheksystemkfromkwhic
hktheyk
benefit.k
,MultiplekChoicekQuestions:k
1.kInk"WhitekPrivilegekandkMalekPrivilege:kAkPersonalkAccountkofkComingktokSeek
k
CorrespondenceskThroughkWorkkinkWomen'skStudiesk(1988),"kPeggykMcIntosh:k
a.kiskmorekinterestedkinkdevelopingkseparatekinstitutionskforkBlackskthankraisingkthekk
k
consciousnesskofkWhites.k
b.kpointskoutkthatkWhitesktendktokbekunawarekofkthekprivilegesktheykhavekaskk
k
memberskofkthekdominantkgroup.k
c.kchallengeskthekbeliefkthatkminoritykgroupkmemberskarekaskprejudicedkaskmemberskofkthek
dominantkgroup.k
d.kpointskoutkthatkWhitekprivilegeknoklongerkexists.k
ANS:kBk
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2.kMcIntoshkdefineskkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkaskankinvisiblekpackagekofkunearnedkassets.k
a.kWhitekprivilegek
b.kBlackkprivilegek
c.kclassk
d.kbeingkakwomank
ANS:kAk
3.kMcIntoshkargueskthatkmen:k
a.kacceptktheirkprivilegedkpositionkinkrelationktokwomen.k
b.kacceptktheirkprivilegedkpositionkinkrelationktokpeoplekofkcolor.k
c.kdenyktheirkprivilegedkpositionkinkrelationktokwomen.k
d.kdenyktheirkprivilegedkpositionkinkrelationktokpeoplekofkcolor.k
ANS:kCk
4.kPeggykMcIntoshkargueskthatkrecognizingkWhitekprivilegekchallenges:k
a.ktheknotionkthatkankindividual’skexperiencekiskbasedksolelykonkhiskorkherkownkk
merit.k
b.ktheknotionkthatkankindividual’skexperiencekiskbasedkonkunearnedkadvantage.k
c.ktheknotionkthatkankindividual’skexperiencekiskbasedkonkentitlement.k
d.kthekideakthatkracismkiskstillkakproblemkinkthekU.S.k
ANS:kAk
5.kMcIntoshkargueskthatkforkWhitekpeople:k
a.ksexualkidentitykiskthekonlykareakwherekaksystemkofkadvantagekcankbekfound.k
b.kgenderkiskthekonlykareakwherekaksystemkofkadvantagekcankbekfound.k
c.kracekiskthekonlykareakwherekaksystemkofkadvantagekcankbekfound.k
d.ksystemskofkadvantagekcankbekfoundkinkseveralkaspectskofkone’sklife.k
ANS:kDk
6.kMcIntoshkacknowledgeskthatkrunningkthroughkakmatrixkofkWhitekprivilegekwerekakpatternk
ofkk
,k
__________________kthatkwerekpassedkonktokherkaskakWhitekperson.k
a.kassumptionsk
b.kattitudesk
c.kbehaviorsk
d.kactionsk
ANS:kAk
7.kThekauthorkbelieveskWhitenesskprotectedkherkfromkmanykkindskof:k
a.kadjustments,kfearskandkactionsk
b.khostility,kdistresskandkviolencek
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c.kfears,kviolencekandkadjustmentsk
d.kdepression,kanxieties,kandkselfkdefeatingkbehaviorsk
ANS:kBk
8.kMcIntoshksayskthekwordk"privilege"knowkseemskmisleading.kkkItskconnotationskarektook
__________________tokfitkthekconditionskandkbehaviorskthatk"privilegeksystems"kproduce.k
a.knegativek
b.kpositivek
c.kambiguousk
d.kguiltkinducingk
ANS:kBk
9.kMcIntoshkbelieveskracekandksexkareknotkthekonlykadvantagingksystemskatkwork.kWekneedkt
ok
k
similarlykexaminekthekdailykexperiencekofkhavingkotherkadvantagesksuchkas:kk
a.kage,kwork,kmoneykorkexperience.k
b.kage,kethnicity,kphysicalkability,knationality,kreligionkorksexualkorientation.k
c.kage,kbehavior,kattitudekorkprivilege.k
d.kbeauty,kwealthkandkfame.k
ANS:kBk
EssaykandkDiscussionkQuestions:k
1.kHowkdoeskMcIntoshkdefinekWhitekprivilege?k
2.kCreatekaklistkofkthekprivilegeskyoukexperiencekbasedkonkyourkracial,kgender,korksexualkident
ity.kk
Iskitkdifficultkforkyouktokidentifykyourkprivilege?kkWhykdokyoukthinkkthiskiskthekcase?k
3.kInkwhatkwaykdokmenkdenyktheirkprivilegedkposition?kkInkwhatkwaykdokWhites?k
4.kWhykdokyoukthinkkpeoplekdenyktheirkprivilege?k
5.kCankyoukidentifykthekpositivekandknegativekaspectskofkyourkprivilege?k
InternetkSiteskandkQuestionskforkFurtherkStudy:k
Catalyst:kk“WomenkofkColorkinkCorporatekManagement:kOpportunitieskandkBarriers”k
http://www.catalystwomen.org/press/mediakit/factswoc3.html
, 1.kWhatkbarrierskdokwomenkofkcolorkinkcorporatekmanagementkface?kkHowkarekthesekbarrier
sk
uniquektokthekexperienceskofkwomenkofkcolor?kkWhatkcankbekdonektokaddresskthekbarriersk
womenkofkcolorkfacekinkcorporatekmanagement?
CenterkforkthekStudykofkWhitekAmericankCulture:kEditorialkPagek
http://www.euroamerican.org/editor/editpage.htm#wprivkClickkonkthekquestion,k“Whitek
Americans,kfindkoutkwhykYOUkhavektokworkktokcreatekaksocietykcenteredkonkmultiracialkvalue
s.”kk
ExplainkthekanswerkreflectingkonkMcIntosh’skarguments.kkSummarizekonekofkthekeditorialsklis
tedk
andkprovidekyourkownkargumentkinksupportkofkorkinkoppositionktokthekpointskmadekinkthekedi
torial.k
7.kk“Color-BlindkPrivilege:kThekSocialkandkPoliticalkFunctionskofkErasingkthekColor
LinekinkPostkRacekAmerica,”kCharleskA.kGallagherk
DOWNLOADkTHEkTestkBankkforkRacekClasskandkGenderkAnkAnthologyk9th
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkEditionkAndersen
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Gallagherkargueskthatkaknewkformkofkracistkthinking,kankideologykcalledkcolor-
blindkracism,khask
becomekdominantkamongkwhiteskinkAmerica.kkMediakandkpopularkculturekhavekcreatedkankill
usionk
ofkequalitykbykreducingkracektokculturalksymbolskthatkarekmarketedktokeveryone.kSymbolskofk
racialk
equalitykarekembodiedkinkthekimageskofksuccessfulkpersonalitieskinkpoliticskandksports,kaskwe
llkask
inkcommoditieskaskdiversekaskmusic,kclothing,kcondiments,kandkcars.kkThiskfocuskonkracekask
merelyksymbolickallowskakmajoritykofkwhitesktokbelievekthatkracialkharmonykprevails,kinstitut
ionalk
racismkhaskbeenkeliminated,kandkraceknoklongerkshapesklifekchances.kThiskmythkbuttresseskth
ek
deeplykheldkbeliefkthatkAmericakiskakmeritocracykandkthatkthereforekanykadvantageskthatkwhi
tesk
haveknowkrelativektokracialkminoritieskarekearnedkadvantages,kachievedkthroughkindividualke
ffort.k
Whitekprivilegekiskthuskrenderedkinvisible,kandksupportkforkprogramskthatkaddresskproblems
k
causedkbykinstitutionalkracismkiskundermined.k
MultiplekChoicekQuestions:k
1.kColor-blindkideology:k
a.kignoreskracek
b.kcreateskequalityk
c.kencourageskracialkharmonyk
d.kdisregardskracialkhierarchyk