- Whiteness theory - Wikipedia
As the majority of Americans are White, whiteness is considered the default race of the United States, the existing cultural norms of whiteness are classified as the norms of American culture
- University of Minnesota site warns of a whiteness pandemic . . . - MSN
Minnesota university's "Culture and Family Lab" warns of "whiteness pandemic" driven by colorblindness and provides detailed antiracist parenting guidance
- Whiteness is an invented concept that has been used as a tool of oppression
Whiteness is a modern, colonial invention It was devised in the 17th century and used to provide the logic for genocide and slavery The first recorded mention of “white people”, historians
- Whiteness: Definition in Sociology - ThoughtCo
In sociology, whiteness is defined as a set of characteristics and experiences generally associated with being a member of the white race and having white skin
- What Is Whiteness? - Psychology Today
What is Whiteness? An unfairly privileged exclusionary category, based on physical features, most notably a lack of melanin
- Whiteness hurts society: How whiteness shapes mental, physical, and . . .
In this paper, we provide a brief overview of research on whiteness, discuss how whiteness has been addressed within the social sciences, and illustrate how whiteness harms health and well-being among White Americans and broader society
- What is “whiteness”? | the Collaboratory for Community Transformation
Whiteness includes the creation, support, and engagement in social, economic, and political systems that perpetuate racial oppression for people of color and privilege for white people
- Summary of Whiteness Theory
Whiteness theory treats whiteness not as a biological category but as a social construction Insofar as whiteness is thought of as “natural,” it is understood in essentialized terms — either as a personal attribute or as a scientific category Yet who counts as white depends on what is at stake
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