White Privilege

Critical Thinking 3This assignment is due no later than Monday, November 23, 2020.In this assignment you are to reflect on the uploaded video and required article as a means of addressing the following issues:

1. Provide a summary of the assigned video clip. What is the main point? What points challenged your perspective, what did you agree with? ( 5 pts).

2. Please provide a summary of the Peggy McIntosh article. What points challenged your perspective, what did you agree with? (5 pts).

2. What is White Privilege, how is it accessed, explain,? Do you agree with the perspective outlined in the video, explain why or why not? You must provide specific examples from the lecture and society as your talking points. (10 pts)3.

Race as a Social Construct – White Privilege

Thinking of the idea of race as a social construct, how are unequal power relationships used to maintain racism in society, or is racism a thing of the past, explain? (10pts). (Be sure to provide evidence from the literature).4. Does White Privilege really exist, explain?

Do other racial groups have privileges as a result of their race, yes/no, explain? (10pts.) (Be sure to develop your argument – more than your opinion – evidence)

5. In the section of the article titled, Daily effects of White Privilege, Peggy McIntosh provides 50 statements of what she views as acts of privilege. You are to pick five of her statements and critique them for accuracy. Meaning is she overly critical of the idea of White privilege (race) or are these activities really privileges that can only be accessed by individuals defined as White?

If she is overly critical, what does this suggest about the ways race informs our perceptions of reality, explain? If these are privileges that can only be accessed by individuals defined as White, what does this tell us about the power of race in society? (20 pts)Please be sure to fully develop your essays as a means of earning full credit for these materials.