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Subject(s)

• White people—Attitudes [Browse]
• White people—Psychology [Browse]
• White privilege (Social structure)—United States [Browse]
• Racism against Black people—United States [Browse]
• Fragility (Psychology) [Browse]
• Defensiveness (Psychology) [Browse]
• White people—Race identity—United States [Browse]
• Identity politics—United States [Browse]
• Caucasian race [Browse]
• Racism [Browse]
• White people [Browse]
• Racism—United States [Browse]
• United States—Race relations [Browse]

Homosaurus term(s)

• Racism [Browse]

Writer of foreword

• Dyson, Michael Eric [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Informational works [Browse]

Summary note

In this groundbreaking and timely book, antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility. 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, DiAngelo explores how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively. -- Publisher's description.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-168).

Contents

• Introduction: we can't get there from here
• The challenges of talking to white people about racism
• Racism and white supremacy
• 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?

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Other title(s)

Why it's so hard for White people to talk about racism

ISBN

• 9780807047415 ((paperback ; : alkaline paper))
• 0807047414 ((paperback ; : alkaline paper))
• 9780807047408 ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))
• 0807047406 ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))

LCCN

2018003562

OCLC

1022084782

Other standard number

• 40028301853

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