White Privilege
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23699574 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Olivia N Perlow (Northeastern Illinois University), Olivia Perlow, Laurie Fuller (0000-0001-9125-4900, Northeastern Illinois University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118663202.wberen588 |
| OpenAlex | W4256514861 |
| ISBN | 9781118663202 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
White privilege generally refers to the system of unearned social, psychological, and material benefits overtly and covertly granted to persons by virtue of their membership in the white racial category. Particularly relevant to the US context, this concept has historically undergone a series of shifting definitions as a result of the changing dynamics, manifestations, and understandings of white supremacy in US society. From its original conceptualization put forth by abolitionists seeking to end legal privileges granted to whites to its contemporary version heavily influenced by Peggy McIntosh, white privilege has become one of the most diversely and widely used concepts regarding race.
Conceptualization · Context (archaeology) · Political science · Privilege (computing) · Race (biology) · Sociology · Virtue · White (mutation) · White privilege · White supremacy · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Race, History, and American Society
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |