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White Fragility

Robin DiAngelo

Why do many white people react with anger, fear or silence when someone links them to racism, and what does that reaction do?

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Author
Robin DiAngelo

Why read it

  • You will recognise defensive reactions in yourself and others when race comes up
  • You will see why being friendly and nice does not by itself challenge racism
  • You will have a way to repair things after you have caused harm, instead of going defensive

Who it is for

  • A white manager leading a team discussion about race
  • Someone who feels attacked when racism comes up and wonders why
  • A trainer or HR lead preparing a workshop on race

Contents

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. WE CAN’T GET THERE FROM HERE
  3. CHAPTER 1
  4. THE CHALLENGES OF TALKING TO WHITE PEOPLE ABOUT RACISM
  5. WE DON’T SEE OURSELVES IN RACIAL TERMS
  6. OUR OPINIONS ARE UNINFORMED
  7. WE DON’T UNDERSTAND SOCIALIZATION
  8. WE HAVE A SIMPLISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF RACISM
  9. CHAPTER 2
  10. RACISM AND WHITE SUPREMACY
  11. SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF RACE IN THE UNITED STATES
  12. THE PERCEPTION OF RACE
  13. RACISM
  14. WHITENESS AS A POSITION OF STATUS
  15. WHITE SUPREMACY
  16. THE WHITE RACIAL FRAME
  17. CHAPTER 3
  18. RACISM AFTER THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
  19. COLOR-BLIND RACISM
  20. AVERSIVE RACISM
  21. CULTURAL RACISM
  22. CHAPTER 4
  23. HOW DOES RACE SHAPE THE LIVES OF WHITE PEOPLE?
  24. BELONGING
  25. FREEDOM FROM THE BURDEN OF RACE
  26. FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
  27. JUST PEOPLE
  28. WHITE SOLIDARITY
  29. THE GOOD OLD DAYS
  30. WHITE RACIAL INNOCENCE
  31. SEGREGATED LIVES
  32. CHAPTER 5
  33. THE GOOD/BAD BINARY
  34. IN CONCLUSION
  35. CHAPTER 6
  36. ANTI-BLACKNESS
  37. CHAPTER 7
  38. RACIAL TRIGGERS FOR WHITE PEOPLE
  39. CHAPTER 8
  40. THE RESULT: WHITE FRAGILITY
  41. WHITE FRAGILITY AS A FORM OF BULLYING
  42. CHAPTER 9
  43. WHITE FRAGILITY IN ACTION
  44. CHAPTER 10
  45. WHITE FRAGILITY AND THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
  46. CHAPTER 11
  47. WHITE WOMEN’S TEARS
  48. THE MEN WHO LOVE US
  49. CHAPTER 12
  50. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
  51. THE REPAIR
  52. GOING FORWARD
  53. THE QUESTION OF GUILT
  54. A POSITIVE WHITE IDENTITY?
  55. IN CONCLUSION
  56. PEOPLE OF COLOR NAVIGATING WHITE FRAGILITY
  57. IN CONCLUSION

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