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White Privilege: Essential Readings on the Other Side of Racism 4th Edition

by Paula S. Rothenberg (Author)
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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.
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  4. Publisher
    Worth Publishers
  5. Publication date
    February 9, 2011
  6. Language
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    6.09 x 0.56 x 9.1 inches
  8. Print length
    192 pages
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Worth Publishers
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 9, 2011
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 4th
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1429233443
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1429233446
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.09 x 0.56 x 9.1 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,007,944 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
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"...I actually felt more criticized and worthless after I read it. I wouldn't want anyone to read this book unless you are racist." Read more

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  • Quintessa T.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing But the (Ugly) Truth
    Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2015
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    This book was a really good read that discusses the current issue within societies and why race relations, particularly in America, is barely getting any better. As for the reviewers who gave it one star and didn't leave an actual decent book review, thanks for proving the very first chapter of the book right as it talks about the uncomfortableness that whites get when white privilege is being brought up. The reason why you feel guilty is because now you see that there's more to POC not advancing in society and not having the same opportunity to advance in society than white people than that boring, ignorant and lame "They're not working hard enough. They're lazy" excuse. Nobody is trying to make white people feel guilty that they have privilege. The book simply argues that white people need to acknowledge that they do have it and if you want better race relations to happen or see an actual united United States, get rid of it and let the playing field be equal to ALL the people that live in this country.

    And as for the other reviewers, if this book made you mad and your only way to discredit this book is to write it off as "racist" (which is such a weak excuse because in order for the book to be racist, it has to put down or uplift a race of people below or above other races--which the book doesn't do since all it's talking about is the benefits a certain race receives over others and uses evidence to support their arguments) or point out the author's Jewish background (when technically, each of the chapters are written by many different authors, she just collected their writings and put them in a book), then great job showing that you know you have white privilege. The only problem is, this book challenges you to get rid of it, and that's exactly what you DON'T want to do.

    Again, great book to read, and if you want to continue being an ignorant bigot, it's a terrible book (for you).
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  • eleder
    5.0 out of 5 stars A worthwhile read!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2014
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    A sobering look at the undercurrent of white privilege in the U.S. It is not something white people have earned or are often aware of, but it is there. Most of the time it lays just under the surface, but raises its ugly, but powerful head when we look at statistics of home loan approvals, home sales, rates of incarceration across races. It lurks under the surface when we hear on the news how only people of color are described by their race, but white people are described by their accomplishments, jobs, or some other identifier (the normalizing of whiteness).

    It is a small book, but speaks largely on a topic that most books seem to avoid or mention as "the problem" but fail to go further. This book unpacks the realities of which so many white people are unaware (or of which don't want to become aware), but use and rely on for their own success. A challenging, but worthwhile read.
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  • Elaine Ruiz
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2018
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    It is a great book filled with thought provoking essays! It can be hard to process sometimes but it is a book full of history lessons and fresh perspectives that every American should read.
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  • M Farag
    5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful
    Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2012
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    This book is incredible and informative book. I got it for my multicultural psychology course, and it is very easy to read. I am happy with it, and would recommend it to everyone. It arrived on time and was packaged well .
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  • Morgan Joseph Billings
    1.0 out of 5 stars A waste of money.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2014
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    This book is a collection of essays written by people who still live and think like it is the 1800,s and slavery still exists. The entire premise of this book is to essentially blame white Americans for racism. This is not the case racism exists in all cultures towards people of different ethnicity and religion. In some African countries there is band on whites from owning land or using certain facilities this is racist towards whites. While some people may choose to be racist the premise of this book is that whites are inherently racist even when we are not.
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  • tyler hicks
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good book. Let's face it this is a hard ...
    Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2017
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    Good book . Let's face it this is a hard topic for people to discuss but the Author does not flinch.
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  • Esantana
    5.0 out of 5 stars good condition, clean
    Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2016
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    Greattach book, good condition, clean, and delivered within the 2 days Prime offers.
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  • Paul Nzacahayo
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2018
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    The book arrived on time, and overall met my expectation; though there were too many highlights and underlining of sections of the book. Not too bad though as this can show what had caught the eye of the previous reader.
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