White fragility : why it's so hard for White people to talk about racism / Robin DiAngelo.

"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 beha...

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Main Author: DiAngelo, Robin, 1956- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Boston : Beacon Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Racism.
White people.
Race relations.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Prejudice.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies.
Racisme.
Whites.
Society & culture: general.
Sociology & anthropology.
Ethnische Beziehungen.
Minderwertigkeitsgefühl.
Rassismus.
Weiße.
White People.
Race Relations.
Local Note:
LM copies 1-3 are part of the Professional Development Lending Library.
Physical Description:xvii, 169 pages ; 23 cm
Variant Title:
Why it's so hard for White people to talk about racism
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: We can't get there from here
  • The challenges of talking to white people about racism
  • Racism and white supremacy
  • Racism after the civil rights movement
  • 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?