1. Identify 2 examples of white privilege that you’ve experienced or observed? Why is it difficult for someone to accept that white privilege exists? What would members of the racial privileged group lose if race privilege no longer existed?
I feared for my black son to drive after certain hours because I knew the police would pull him over and give him a ticket. My son would get stop constantly by the same police officer, for running a stop sign, did not put his signal on when making a turn. I was constantly being notified that my son was being pulled over. Also, I once purchased a clock from Wal-Mart which did not work, returned back to the store and the white female associate stated that the item must be returned to the electronic department. …show more content…
This statement alike is mentioned in the majority of social work text books that I have read along with data gathered from internet research, and the media. Also, Wise offered a list of polls which demonstrates that this is a true statement. Wise, states, “Politicians often talk about issues like poverty, housing, education and healthcare, but they rarely connect them to the role that racism plays in the United States.” (mediaed.org) Gun control, judicial process, death and incarceration among black males are other political issues that are race related but rarely debated during political …show more content…
According to Wise, what is white denial? How is it prevalent in our society today? How does racism affect both minority and dominant groups?
White denial defines the though process that there is no discrimination between ethnic groups. They rationalize that if Blacks, Hispanic, Native Americans and other minorities strive to obtain the same education as whites or the dominant group they would receive the same benefits to include improved economic status.
White denial is prevalent in our society today, just as Wise stated ethic groups are recognized base on the names that culture groups give their children. Wise also stated ways that the dominate group identify the different groups.
Racism affect both minority and dominate group. The dominant group believe they face reverse racism a lot in today’s society. For example, they will say that there is no White History Month celebrated or that their child could not gain entrance to a prestigious college because of the quota system. Minorities face daily racism and as a black female, racism instill in me a drive to strive for excellence, to instill in my children that discrimination exists yet they should strive for excellence in everything they do in life. However, as the dominant group they just had to show up and have just the requirements to obtain what they wanted in
I feared for my black son to drive after certain hours because I knew the police would pull him over and give him a ticket. My son would get stop constantly by the same police officer, for running a stop sign, did not put his signal on when making a turn. I was constantly being notified that my son was being pulled over. Also, I once purchased a clock from Wal-Mart which did not work, returned back to the store and the white female associate stated that the item must be returned to the electronic department. …show more content…
This statement alike is mentioned in the majority of social work text books that I have read along with data gathered from internet research, and the media. Also, Wise offered a list of polls which demonstrates that this is a true statement. Wise, states, “Politicians often talk about issues like poverty, housing, education and healthcare, but they rarely connect them to the role that racism plays in the United States.” (mediaed.org) Gun control, judicial process, death and incarceration among black males are other political issues that are race related but rarely debated during political …show more content…
According to Wise, what is white denial? How is it prevalent in our society today? How does racism affect both minority and dominant groups?
White denial defines the though process that there is no discrimination between ethnic groups. They rationalize that if Blacks, Hispanic, Native Americans and other minorities strive to obtain the same education as whites or the dominant group they would receive the same benefits to include improved economic status.
White denial is prevalent in our society today, just as Wise stated ethic groups are recognized base on the names that culture groups give their children. Wise also stated ways that the dominate group identify the different groups.
Racism affect both minority and dominate group. The dominant group believe they face reverse racism a lot in today’s society. For example, they will say that there is no White History Month celebrated or that their child could not gain entrance to a prestigious college because of the quota system. Minorities face daily racism and as a black female, racism instill in me a drive to strive for excellence, to instill in my children that discrimination exists yet they should strive for excellence in everything they do in life. However, as the dominant group they just had to show up and have just the requirements to obtain what they wanted in