| Description |
This presentation will describe an emerging theory for understanding whiteness that emphasizes the costs of racism to Whites.
The term costs refers to the negative cognitive, affective, and behavioral consequences experienced by White individuals as dominant group members in a White supremacist system. Although scholars acknowledge that Whites unfairly benefit from the U.S. system of racial oppression, it might be less apparent that White individuals also experience negative consequences from living in such a system.
Empirical findings suggest that Whites experiences of costs are linked to multicultural education, cross-racial friendships, and the ways in which White individuals understand racism. Five costs of racism types will be presented and implications for educational interventions will be discussed. |
