The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: An Investment Itself? “Race is a cultural construct‚ but one with deadly social causes and consequences” (Lipsitz 2). In his book‚ The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit From Identity Politics‚ George Lipsitz argues that it is in the best interest of white Americans to “invest in whiteness‚ to remain true to an identity that provides them with resources‚ power‚ and opportunity (Lipsitz vii).” Lipsitz’s book gives a substantial
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Whiteness studies incorporate aspects such as the cultural‚ social and historical factors relative to the people identified as the white citizens in the United States. These studies exist around the idea that white privilege is in fact alive in our social world. Meaning the playing field isn’t level between different races and that white individual’s benefit from it. Whiteness Studies were popular in the mid-1990s. During that time there were numerus studies that surrounded whiteness. The authors
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Matthew Frye Jacobson’s introduction of his book Whiteness of a Difference Color delves into the topic of race from a very different perspective than what one would might expect. Instead of discussing the topic about people of color‚ he writes about the history of racial classification of whites in America along with how the conception and perception of race is always changing. The first example he provides us is with a Gentle women and the debate over Jews’ racial identity‚ although they are white
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Understanding my Whiteness: A Study of my Socialization Growing up‚ still unsocialized to the world‚ I was unaware how large of a role my appearance would play throughout my life. I was also mostly unaware of what race was‚ what race I was categorized in‚ and why I was placed in a certain category. This was mostly due to the lack of language I had to think about these concepts. Once words such as “black‚” “privilege‚” and “socialized” became apart of my vocabulary‚ I started to understand how the
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Ferguson‚ and sought justice for segregation‚ bodily protections‚ and equal protections under the law. Race played a major role in women’s so called “freedom” in society‚ and in their protections by the legal system. In Elizabeth Hale’s Making Whiteness‚ Hale discusses how white supremacy was created as a social movement in response to an increase of black freedom. In her book‚ Hale demonstrates the difference in punishment for violating a black woman’s body versus a white woman’s. During the early
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Stress Management Read “Chapter 11: Working Toward Wellness‚” pages 339-372. 1. To complete this assignment‚ type your responses in the space below each bolded prompt. 2. Save this document and type directly onto the document and into the boxes. The boxes will expand to accommodate what you write. Submit as an attachment to the appropriate drop box. 3. Each answer requires a minimum of 3 sentences each. The boxes will expand to accommodate your answers. What are
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to dismantling whiteness. First‚ he argues‚ whites must “overcome ... the transparency” of whiteness by recognizing that not only people of colour are ‘raced.’ Second‚ whites must “recognize and accept the personal consequences of breaking out of a White identity.” This means rejecting white privilege in concrete ways‚ as suggested in Race Traitor. Third‚ whites must choose “against whiteness” on a daily basis (136-137). These steps are necessary because the continuation of whiteness “requires the
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EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REVIEW Guidelines for Retention and Termination Adopted by Social Work Department‚ 11/3/04 Final Revision: November‚ 2006 Social work education serves the function of assuring that competent persons enter the social work profession‚ and ETSU’s Department of Social Work is committed to ensuring that students from our program are well-suited for the professional demands‚ roles‚ and responsibilities of social
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is how easily the amygdale is stimulated. The easily stimulated are timid‚ fearful withdrawn‚ and less talkative and more to develop anxiety problems later in life. Nothing bothers me: The Cheerful Temperament is people who naturally gravitate towards the positive folks. These people are naturally upbeat and easy going‚ while others are down and melancholy. The dimensions of temperament are ebullience at one end and melancholy at the other. This insight emerged from the work of Dr. Richard
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Diagnostic Case Study Questions to consider when formulating a diagnosis for Nell Type in the questions for the case you have selected. Then answer each question. 1. When behavior of running away‚ truancy‚ self-destruction happens‚ can you choose not to do it? 2. How do you feel right after running away? 3. What are some of the specific circumstances and feelings prior to running away? 4. How do you feel after getting high and having sex with a stranger? 5.
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