Unlike Europeans' belief, the Indians had a complex and dynamic history in America long before 1492. Since there are no accurate facts about their way of living and new discoveries are made daily, we can not make any exact assumptions and everything has to be treated provisional. Plus, many native people reject the scholars' explanation of native origins. Some people see the native's way of living as living in perfect harmony with each other and with nature, until the first Europeans set their foot on the American land. Europeans considered them as being “uncivilized”, but I believe they were always civilized.
White Privilege 1 WHITE PRIVILEGE AND HOW IT RELATES TO SOCIETY AND YOU Andrea White Anthropology 270 Professor Satterlund April 28, 2013 White Privilege 2 White privilege how it relates to society and you Introduction: Define Privilege White privilege refers to the unearned benefits that some enjoy simply by having “white” skin. This privilege is at the expense of people of color but white people cannot maintain this system of privilege without losing a part of their own humanity. The characteristics of the privileged group define the societal norm, often benefiting those in the privileged group. Second, privileged group members can rely on their privilege and avoid objecting to oppression (Wildman and Davis pg. 110).
1.1. Using examples, evaluate the relevance of the following in the counselling process. * Stereotyping Stereotyping can lead to groups and individuals being categorised, which in turn may produce prejudiced beliefs. In the counselling relationship there is potential for stereotyping from client to counsellor and vice versa. A client who experiences a lifetime of racial stereotyping may bring any residual feelings to counselling (McLeod 2008).
. . attempts to displace the normativity of the white position by seeing it as a strategy of authority rather than an authentic or essential ‘identity’ “(Bhabha 1998:21). A cadre of scholars (as noted above), some of whom identify themselves as white, are raising and responding to critical questions about the social and political significance of whiteness in American society. The goal of whiteness studies is to reveal and to share new knowledge about a seemingly under-investigated social phenomenon; namely, the social construction of whiteness.
Matthew has successfully fooled people into believing that he is a white man who supports white racial purity. Whilst trying to find a job a job Matthew comes across the Knights of Nordica, a society whose sole purpose is to fight for white purity. In order to get a job with the he uses eloquent speech and impresses the Imperial Grand Wizard of Knights of Nordica. To Matthew’s pleasant surprise, the Grand Wizard is so impressed that he offers his daughter’s hand, who turns out to be Helen! Matthew ignores all the discrimination he has faced and pretends to believe in something that he absolutely doesn’t.
The conductor of the discussion then chastises him, saying that he only has what he has today because of the benefits the Homestead Act gave to his family that was denied to other races, that his father received help from the GI bill that other races could not as easily access. From this additional reading we see that McIntosh is not the only person who believes that white people are responsible and need to do the grunt of the work in giving up what we have to help other
There are many reasons to why people tend to be racist, but one contribution to racism may be each person’s privileges. Privileges are exposed by Peggy McIntosh’s “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”, the “Discrimination and the American Creed” article, and Shannon N. Zenk’s article of the location of grocery stores. Lastly, cooperation exists so that one can be active and join organizations to help them stronger. Height gives examples in her memoir, while Charles A. Gallagher gives advices for how to
“Her family had left her and deliberately set out to try their luck living as white people in a white world”(Haizlip 1).Now some may say this is the cruel act however, during this time (1916) to have a chance to pass as a white person was great advantage. I understand what her family did was wrong but, I would have to say, if I had to make such an astounding choose as Mrs. Morris family made I, don’t know what I would have done but, I do understand why her family did what they did. The opportunity to pass as a white meant, better jobs, better houses, and something as simple as eating at a diner. Mrs. Morris is not the first to be caught up in this predicament and certainly will not be the last. When Haizlip released her book, The Sweeter the Juice, she received a great amount of letters from people who have read Haizlip’s book (The
There is a term that negates opportunity most people do not hear about on a daily basis or perhaps not at all: “legal discrimination.” Throughout time, Affirmative Action has morphed into a program that deems it legal to hire women because they are women and minorities because they are a minority. Now, imagine what would happen if a company tells the federal government that it hired a white man because he is a white
There were changes in the class system in America with reconstruction and people were able to use social Darwinism to back up their claims of superiority to other classes and races. The fear of “swamping” motivated people to use social Darwinism as an excuse to stop giving to charity, change court decisions and reinforce opinions of racism (Ruswick, lecture