CRM 3318 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: White Privilege

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 3318
• Professor: Baljit Nagra

Document Summary

Whiteness: bei(cid:374)g (cid:858)(cid:449)hite(cid:859) is a (cid:396)a(cid:272)ial (cid:272)atego(cid:396)(cid:455) that e(cid:373)e(cid:396)ged du(cid:396)i(cid:374)g the (cid:272)olo(cid:374)ial e(cid:396)a, this i(cid:374)(cid:448)isi(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) of the (cid:396)a(cid:272)ial (cid:272)atego(cid:396)(cid:455) (cid:858)(cid:449)hite(cid:859) has t(cid:449)o i(cid:373)po(cid:396)ta(cid:374)t (cid:272)o(cid:374)se(cid:395)ue(cid:374)(cid:272)es: A) naturalizes racial differences by implying that only persons who are not members of the dominant group have racial identities. B) obscures understandings of the social inequities associated with race: this is do(cid:374)e (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:271)li(cid:374)di(cid:374)g (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)e(cid:396)s of the do(cid:373)i(cid:374)a(cid:374)t group to how the disadvantage of others works to their own advantage. Legal (cid:272)itize(cid:374)ship: the fo(cid:396)(cid:373)al status of (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)e(cid:396)ship i(cid:374) a state, o(cid:396) (cid:374)atio(cid:374)alit(cid:455) as it is understood in international law. (you. P(cid:396)a(cid:272)ti(cid:272)al (cid:374)atio(cid:374)al (cid:271)elo(cid:374)gi(cid:374)g o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s e(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:455)da(cid:455) a(cid:272)(cid:272)epta(cid:374)(cid:272)e o(cid:396) (cid:374)o(cid:374)-acceptance as a subject of belonging by the dominant national community. Not having access to national belonging can impact your legal rights. These p(cid:396)i(cid:448)ileges ofte(cid:374) i(cid:374)(cid:448)ol(cid:448)e (cid:271)ette(cid:396) jo(cid:271) oppo(cid:396)tu(cid:374)ities (i. e. (cid:271)ette(cid:396) s(cid:272)hooling, better housing availability and better treatment in the criminal justice system).