SOC/215 White Privilege and Colorism

White Privilege and Colorism

Answer these questions and include your answers when you submit your assignment.

What is White privilege?

·         If you are White, what are examples you can think of where you have experienced and/or currently experience White privilege?

·         If you are a person of color, what are some examples of being denied privilege due to your color?

·         What other kinds of privileges exist in American society, such as male, wealth, beautify, stature, education, last name?) How do they provide privilege?

·         Can you think of privileges that change, depending on the social context, such as a deaf student using sign language in a deaf community, or an African American member of NAACP)? Provide some examples.

What is colorism?  How did this idea develop, and what are its roots?

·         What are some examples of colorism within today’s overall American society?

·         To what extent does colorism exist within each minority community in the U.S.? Give some examples.

Write a 350- to 700-word essay comparing and contrasting White privilege and colorism, using the answers to the above questions.