White fragility : why it's so hard for White people to talk about racism
Robin DiAngelo (Author), Michael Eric Dyson
"Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo explores how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively."--Provided by publisher
1 online resource (xx, 169 pages)
9780807047422, 0807047422
1022075638
Foreword: Keyser Söze, Beyoncé, and the Witness Protection Program / Michael Eric Dyson
Introduction: We can't get there from here
The challenges of talking to white people about racism
Racism and white supremacy
Racism after the civil rights movement
How does race shape the lives of white people?
The good/bad binary
Anti-blackness
Racial triggers for white people
The result: White fragility
White fragility in action
White fragility and the rules of engagement
White women's tears
Where do we go from here?
"Download readers guides at www.beacon.org/whitefragility"
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011