White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism
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Book Overview
The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. In this "vital, necessary, and beautiful book" (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and "allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to 'bad people' (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0807047414
ISBN13:9780807047415
Release Date:June 2018
Publisher:Beacon Press
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.66 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"
Customer Reviews
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It is an eye opener
Published by arnold , 2 months ago
I like the book and what she had to say. it helped me on my journey to continue to better myself as a person. She made some valuable points I think it can help others as it has me. Everybody is different and their journey is different to becoming antiracist and becoming a better person.
She covers a lot of different subjects concerning racism and what we can do to overcome it as a person.
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