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Disclaimer As part of my commitment to diversity education and social justice I strive to make my workshop materials freely available. I hope they are put to good use in continuing the pursuit of justice. However, please remember, the true substance of these workshops is not found in these documents, it is found within the workshop experience. If you view these documents without having seen how I use them, a faulty assumption may be made regarding my viewpoint. Therefore, I simply ask that if you have any questions at all, please contact me. I’d be happy to share my viewpoint. Be well, Art Munin art@artmunin.com 773-316-2276 Facebook Group – “White Privilege 101” Targeting the Majority in Multicultural Education Art Munin Consulting www.artmunin.com
What is Social Justice Three Priority Principles • Fulfilling the basic needs of the poor is of the highest priority • Increasing participation for the marginalized is a high priority • Investment policies should be directed to benefiting those who are poor or economically insecure Quoted directly from: Lebacqz, K (1986). Six Theories of Justice
Social Dominance Theory • Key Features of Dominance • Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) • Hierarchy enhancing • Hierarchy attenuating • Hierarchy-Legitimizing Myths • The importance of stories
Stories are the secret reservoir of values : change the stories individuals and nations live by…and you change the individuals and nations.- Ben Okri
PRIVILEGE Class Gender Race Able-bodied Religion Sexual Orientation
Male Privilege Maria Sharapova
Heterosexual Privilege Sources of Law 1,049 Of these, 179 (17%) refer to tax laws
Heterosexual Privilege 4 Chronological Stages of Media Representation Non-recognition Ridicule Regulation Respect
Christian Privilege • Jewish • Buddhist • Muslim • Hindu If the world was 100 people, how would the demographics by religion map out? • Christian • Non-Religious (Atheist or Agnostic) • Followers of Indigenous Religions • Chinese Traditional
Christian Privilege 33 Christians21 Muslims16 Non-religious (atheist, agnostic, secular) 14 Hindus6 Buddhists 6 Followers of Indigenous Religions 6 Chinese Traditional * Jews (number is below 1 person) Total = 102 due to statistical rounding errors Source - http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html
Class Privilege Is it possible to work very hard in America and achieve financial success?
Class Privilege Is it possible to NOT work very hard in America and achieve financial success?
Class Privilege Is it possible to work very hard in America and NOT achieve financial success? ?
Able-Bodied Privilege Take the Quiz
Wants pawn term, dare worsted ladle gull hoe lift wetter murder inner ladle cordage honor itch offer lodge, dock florist. Disk ladle gull orphan worry ladle cluck, wetter putty ladle rat hut, end fur disk raisin pimple colder Ladle Rat Rotten Hut. Wan moaning Rat Rotten Hut’s murder colder inset. Ladle Rat Rotten Hut, heresy ladle basking winsome burden barter and shirker cockles. Tick disk ladle basking tudor cordage offer groin murder, hoe lifts honor udder site offer florist. Shake lake, don stopper laundry wrote, end yonder nor sorghum stenches don stopper torque wet strainers. Do you recognize this Story?
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived with her mother in a little cottage on the edge of a large dark forest. This little girl often wore a little cloak, with a pretty little red hood, and for this reason people called her Little Red Riding Hood. One morning Red Riding Hood’s mother called her inside. Little Red Riding Hood, here is a little basket with some bread and butter and sugar cookies. Take this little basket to the cottage of your grandmother. Shake a leg, don’t stop along the road, and under no circumstances, don’t stop to talk with strangers. How about this story?
The Point… Keeping It In Perspective
Action Orientated This is not knowledge for the sake of knowledge, this is knowledge for the sake of action.
The Cost of White Privilege Psychological Costs Social Costs Intellectual Costs Moral & Spiritual Costs Material & Physical Costs Goodman, D. J. (2001). Promoting diversity and social justice: Educating people from privileged groups. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
The Cost of Male Privilege Limited Personal Relationships Limited Displays on Emotions Career Choice Inappropriate Expectations of Manliness Archaic Beliefs of Sexual Conquest
The 7 Principles • We must thoroughly ponder the goals of our Multicultural Education • The fault for Privilege does not fall to our Privileged, traditional age college students • We must find a way to effectively deal with the guilt experienced when first learning of privilege.
The 7 Principles • We ourselves must devote sufficient time to our own continual development and self-discovery. • We must address that the type of cultural shift we wish to propose through true equality is counter-theoretical to capitalism.
The 7 Principles Traditional age, privileged students often learn about issues relating to privilege and oppression through chance and circumstance. Students enter college in a dualistic mindset and are predominately influenced by rationalistic arguments.
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