EDEC 248 Chapter Notes -Anti-Racism, White Privilege, Intercultural Competence
13 Nov 2012
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White people have long history of getting in way of progress of people of colour & reinforcing/ benefitting from everyday racism. Whites & people of colour experience racial identity development differently different positions in racial order, different experiences with racism. As one struggles with racisms, become better at recognizing & challenging it in a moral defensible & effective way. White people at contact stage see people of colour but assume existing racial order to be normal; maintain sense of self esteem & hold positive feelings about idea of blacks. White person unaccustomed to working with students of colour often afraid of being perceived as racist & looks to students for confirmation they are a good white person. Occupying role of teacher hinders noticing systemic privilege since teachers usually occupy higher status than students interactions with people of colour gradually lead to disintegration of many racist assumptions. Disintegration term for white people"s initial recognition of racism.
