White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
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Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0807047414
ISBN 13
9780807047415
Category
Non Fiction
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Publication Year
2018
Publisher
Pages
192
Subject
American Society (Lexile Score 1140L)
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Abstract
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, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.
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