Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-206) and index.
Contents:
Beginning with ourselves: the importance of doing our personal work -- What's in it for us? Why we would explore what it means to be white -- What does it mean to be white? -- Understanding white privilege -- How white women reinforce the supremacy of whiteness -- Barriers to clarity: what keeps white people from being able to see our whiteness and, therefore, our privilege? -- Now that (I think) I understand white privilege, what do I do? -- Talking about race: what if they call me a racist? -- Talking about whiteness and being white -- Becoming an ally and building authentic relationships across race: the challenge and necessity of making race our issue.
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