SOCI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Peggy Mcintosh, White Privilege, White People
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Midterm: test on since sept 17 (everything that has not been tested on) Easy to have opinions but takes work to know. Sometimes privilege (the ones to be talked ab) it can be earned & unearned (in everyday language) Distinguishing btwn privilege with everyday & concept of privilege (unearned systematic benefits) Privilege is often invisible to the people who carry it. White folks don"t perceive white as a race. Partly because its seen as a norm, default standard that never gets named. Celebration of first gen with more attention ie more scholarships & resources. Are responses to the lack of privilege compared to continuing gens (equity) Paying attention that some groups attain unearned adv equity approach to social justice to help promote equality of outcomes. Public edu not great ie allan johnson. To address issue/equity we have to name it. We have to acknowledge it to solve it. If we don"t allows status quo to continue on.
