What other kinds of privileges exist in american society

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TWO PART QUESTION

Answer questions on the White Privilege and Colorism Worksheet.

Answer worksheet and use answers from wrksheet to complete a 500 word summary comparing and contrasting white privilege and colorism.

Write a 350- to 700-word post comparing and contrasting White privilege and colorism, using the answers on the worksheet. Make sure to use the readings in your answer-it is a requirement.

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McFeeters, B. B. (2014, January). White privilege: The invisible advantages & apparent disadvantages. White Privilege, 1-7.

Murji, K. (2003). Institutional racism. Dictionary of Race, Ethnicity & Culture, n/a.

Offermann, L. R., Basford, T. E., Graebner, R., et al (2014). See no evil: Color blindness and perceptions of subtle racial discrimination in the workplace. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 20(4), 499-507.

Seaton, E. K. (2009). Perceived racial discrimination and racial identity profiles among African American adolescents. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 15(2), 137-144.

Smith, J. (2013). Between colorblind and colorconscious: Contemporary Hollywood films and struggles over racial representation. Black Studies, 44(8), 779-797.Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.

White Privilege and Colorism Worksheet

Answer these questions, and include your answers when you submit your assignment. Make sure your answers on the worksheet are 650-700 words in total.

What is White privilege?

• If you are White, what are examples you can think of where you have experienced and/or currently experience White privilege?

• If you are a person of color, what are some examples of being denied privilege due to your color?

• What other kinds of privileges exist in American society, such as male, wealth, beautify, stature, education, last name? How do they provide privilege?

• Can you think of privileges that change, depending on the social context, such as a deaf student using sign language in a deaf community, or an African American member of NAACP? Provide some examples.

• What is colorism? How did this idea develop, and what are its roots?

• What are some examples of colorism within today's overall American society?

• To what extent does colorism exist within each minority community in the U.S.?

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