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White Racial Identity Models

A Critique and Alternative Proposal

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ID8084567
AuthorsWayne Rowe (University of Oklahoma, corresponding author), Sandra K Bennett (University of Oklahoma), Donald R Atkinson (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Year1994
Volume22
Issue1
Pages129-146
Publication date1994-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Counseling Psychologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-0000 • E-ISSN: 1552-3861
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0011000094221009
OpenAlexW2565548825
LanguageEN
Citations received69
References cited23

Existing models of White racial identity development (WRID) are challenged as being deficient in terms of: (a) being based on the oppression-adaptive models of minority identity development, (b) focusing primarily on attitudes toward racial/ethnic out-groups, not on White identity attitudes; and (c) depicting the process as developmental in nature. An alternative conceptualization, based on the construct of White racial consciousness, is presented as a more parsimonious explanation for the role of racially oriented attitudes. Three types of unachieved White racial consciousness (avoidant, dependent, and dissonant) are proposed along with four types of achieved White racial consciousness (dominative, conflictive, reactive, and integrative). Changes in attitudes characteristic of one type to those more representative of another are explained in terms of dissonance reduction. Information is provided regarding the availability of an assessment device designed to identify the types of White racial consciousness

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Citations per year2,16
Citation span1994 - 2026 (33)
Citation velocitycurrent
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