White Privilege: Case Study

Common barriers to enrollment include linguistic differences, limited health literacy, history of ethical abuses and mistrust from communities of color.” (Nnaji, 2014). I will have a small role in this study, such as setting up meetings and making agendas, but I will be given all materials and articles that are written on it. Although this project does not have any direct focus on White privilege, it will give me the opportunity to understand cultural differences and barriers that different races face when it comes to receiving health care. My department holds many conferences, research proposals, presentations, and dissertation defenses on a very regular basis. Within the next six months, I plan on working with the director of my department to develop a presentation on White privilege and race. I would like this presentation to be focused on the awareness of White privilege and race, both inside and outside the work environment. Our department holds around 200 employees and I believe a presentation on this topic will have a wide spread effect. In preparation for this type of presentation, I will meet with …show more content…
This study suggests that most people are completely unaware of their likelihood of being racist, whether in a malicious way or not. This is directly linked to the topic of White privilege because all subjects in that study were White. As part of my presentation, I would like to take the findings from Hinze and DeCandia’s study and share them to raise awareness of how easily one can truly believe they are not racist and how important it is to understand White privilege. In regards to measuring the effectiveness of the presentation, I plan on making a questionnaire to determine the helpfulness of it. I plan to ask for feedback on new things learned from the presentation, questions and concerns about the topic, and whether or not it was