AHSC 314 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: White Privilege
23 Feb 2017
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Defined by theories of person of color identity development. There are five statuses in the developmental process persons of color may experience when establishing an identity. These statuses are non-linear phases that can overlap: conformity identity status. Includes the active mode and the passive mode. The active mode is the result of the majority of images, perpetuated by the media, that suggests a whitewashed lifestyle, white beauty, and the elimination of positive images of people of color. This idea is also perpetuated in public spaces, where the majority of professionals are white youth of color may begin to question their success and credibility if they do not have any models to strive for. The passive mode is when people of color do not believe that other people will treat them differently for not conforming to white standards: dissonance status. Is experienced regardless of being in the passive or active mode of conformity identity status.
