ANTH 1003 Study Guide - Final Guide: Wedding Planner, Participant Observation, Solitary Confinement
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Whiteness is a way of distributing wealth and power according to arbitrary notions of biological difference. Unpacking the invisible backpack: peggy mcintosh: i was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness, not in invisible systems conferring dominance on my group . I can if i wish arrange to be in the company of people of my race most of the time. I can avoid/spend time with people whom i have been trained to mistrust and who have learned to distrust my kind. If i move, i can purchase housing in an area in which i can afford and which i want to live: neighbors will be neutral or pleasant. I can go shopping alone most of the time, and be well assured i will not be followed or harassed. I do not have to educate my children to be aware of systemic racism for their physical appearance.
