I would like to begin by referring first to the ideology of the American Dream; America is the land of boundless opportunity in which persons can go as far as their own qualities takes them. Interpreting this ideology, you get out of the structure what you put into it. Getting ahead is apparently based on separate merit, which is commonly viewed as a arrangement of factors, including inborn aptitudes, working hard, having the right attitude, and having high moral nature and honesty. Americans not only have a tendency to think that is how the system should work, but most Americans also think that is how the system does work.
Differences in opportunities in the United States persist among people of one race and another, or between individuals …show more content…
Overall, I could understand that white privilege is defined as the experience of advantages that whites experience based solely on their physical and social characteristics. These features are advantages gained without effort, and that they are not the result of individual talent, also are not common or universal. On the other hand, they are associated with conditions or social status and power position of individuals; and those who enjoy such privileges are not aware of them. Recently, empirical studies of the construct of white privilege have contributed to the clarification and conceptualization of the components and dimensions of this phenomenon. Since 1990, studies of white privilege have grown significantly in the United States.
As such, scholars who study the phenomenon say that white privilege are the result of a process by which the characteristics associated with white people define, promote and maintain the status quo. These privileges also attributed to white a superior position in society. These attributes serve them for obtaining undeserved benefits and opportunities.
Peggy McIntosh often described the white skin privilege as the expression of personal choices and decisions. This makes racism seem the product of the behavior or individual lifestyle, rather than structural inequalities produced under capitalism. McIntosh writes:
“1. I can, if I wish, arrange to be in the company …show more content…
I can be pretty sure that my neighbors in such a location will be neutral or pleasant to me. 4. I avoid spending time with people you according to my education, I should not trust, and they have learned to distrust me and people of my kind.”
Here, McIntosh confuses individual rights with "privileges". "Privilege" in this context serves to better describe the power held by certain institutions and their representatives, restricting or abuses them - the police, banks, real estate, etc. Call to basic rights "privileges" also focuses on social change in the Directorate of restricting rights that already exist for some, rather than extending them to others. I think such an approach leads only to recognize inequality, not fight to eliminate it.
McIntosh also refers to the world of white skin privilege as a "system" without describing its structural characteristics. The privilege, she says, it "gives" to whites, but does not explain how or by whom. Does not devote attention to class differences among whites that significantly limited, for example, areas in which most can afford to live. It ignores the fact that many white working-class neighborhoods live in highly integrated, while wealthier whites are those who "pay for"
Differences in opportunities in the United States persist among people of one race and another, or between individuals …show more content…
Overall, I could understand that white privilege is defined as the experience of advantages that whites experience based solely on their physical and social characteristics. These features are advantages gained without effort, and that they are not the result of individual talent, also are not common or universal. On the other hand, they are associated with conditions or social status and power position of individuals; and those who enjoy such privileges are not aware of them. Recently, empirical studies of the construct of white privilege have contributed to the clarification and conceptualization of the components and dimensions of this phenomenon. Since 1990, studies of white privilege have grown significantly in the United States.
As such, scholars who study the phenomenon say that white privilege are the result of a process by which the characteristics associated with white people define, promote and maintain the status quo. These privileges also attributed to white a superior position in society. These attributes serve them for obtaining undeserved benefits and opportunities.
Peggy McIntosh often described the white skin privilege as the expression of personal choices and decisions. This makes racism seem the product of the behavior or individual lifestyle, rather than structural inequalities produced under capitalism. McIntosh writes:
“1. I can, if I wish, arrange to be in the company …show more content…
I can be pretty sure that my neighbors in such a location will be neutral or pleasant to me. 4. I avoid spending time with people you according to my education, I should not trust, and they have learned to distrust me and people of my kind.”
Here, McIntosh confuses individual rights with "privileges". "Privilege" in this context serves to better describe the power held by certain institutions and their representatives, restricting or abuses them - the police, banks, real estate, etc. Call to basic rights "privileges" also focuses on social change in the Directorate of restricting rights that already exist for some, rather than extending them to others. I think such an approach leads only to recognize inequality, not fight to eliminate it.
McIntosh also refers to the world of white skin privilege as a "system" without describing its structural characteristics. The privilege, she says, it "gives" to whites, but does not explain how or by whom. Does not devote attention to class differences among whites that significantly limited, for example, areas in which most can afford to live. It ignores the fact that many white working-class neighborhoods live in highly integrated, while wealthier whites are those who "pay for"