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White privilege is the notion that having White skin protects one from the types of disadvantages Blacks and other historically oppressed groups routinely experience and provides Whites with subtle, often hidden privileges not available to members of other racial and ethnic groups. The present two studies explored participants’ awareness of and beliefs about the existence of White privilege and the affect associated with beliefs about the existence of White privilege. In Study I. we found variability in how much participants had previously thought about White privilege and that beliefs about the existence of White privilege cohere with other race- and group- related attitudes and beliefs, including belief that the U.S. is a meritocracy and personal prejudice. In Study 2, we found that beliefs about the existence of White privilege are related to attitudes toward affirmative action and to whether or not people take action to support racial and ethnic diversity. Specifically, the more participants believed in the existence of White privilege, the more likely they were to support affirmative action and to sign postcards showing their support of racial diversity on campus. We also foun

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Author

Tracy Lynn Banaszynski

Publisher

Yale University

Published

2000

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction