Privilege revealed : how invisible preference undermines America

An in-depth examination of the different forms of privilege perpetuating inequality within American society In the time of the Me Too movement, protests over police killings, and the resurgence of Black Lives Matter, inequality is at the forefront of American thought like never before. But despite the important movements under way, so many of the systems of privilege upholding the status quo remain unchanged. Many Americans who advocate a merit-based, race-free worldview still do not acknowledge the systems of privilege which benefit them. Men are still at the top of the gender wage gap, white people are still five times less likely to be stopped by police than their Black neighbors, and white families are still building their lives of social and financial inheritances that have been denied to Black Americans and immigrants for centuries. In this important volume, scholars positioned differently with respect to white privilege examine how privilege of all forms manifests itself and how we can, and must, be aware of invisible privilege in our daily lives. Individual chapters focus on language, the workplace, the implications of comparing racism and sexism, race-based housing privilege, the dream of diversity and the cycle of exclusion, the rule of law and invisible systems of privilege, and the power of law to transform society. Twenty-five years since its first publication, Privilege Revealed is more relevant than ever. With a new introduction bringing the volume up to date, this book offers readers important insight into the inequalities still pervading American society, and encourages us all to confront our own relationship to these often invisible privileges.