White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About RacismThe 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. |
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User Review - bookworm12 - LibraryThingThe book focuses on approaching racial discussions with humility. By getting defensive, claiming you have no prejudices, or making it about your own guilt, you’re taking the focus off the real issue ... Read full review
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User Review - nmele - LibraryThingIt's been some years since I've started trying to unpack my own racism, mostly with the help of anti-racism workshops and books by authors like Ta-Nehisi Coates and Michael Eric Dyson. Ms. DiAngelo ... Read full review
Contents
| 1 | |
Racism and White Supremacy | 15 |
Racism After the Civil Rights Movement | 39 |
The GoodBad Binary | 71 |
AntiBlackness | 89 |
White Fragility | 107 |
White Fragility and the Rules of Engagement | 123 |
Where Do We Go from Here? | 141 |
| 156 | |
Other editions - View all
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism Robin J. DiAngelo Limited preview - 2018 |
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism Robin Diangelo No preview available - 2020 |
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism Robin DiAngelo No preview available - 2019 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism |
| Author | Robin DiAngelo |
| Contributor | Michael Eric Dyson |
| Publisher | Beacon Press, 2018 |
| ISBN | 0807047422, 9780807047422 |
| Length | 192 pages |
| Subjects | › › Family & Relationships / Prejudice Social Science / Discrimination & Race Relations Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General |
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