White Fragility - Summarized for Busy People: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
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This book summary and analysis was created for individuals who want to extract the essential contents and are too busy to go through the full version. This book is not intended to replace the original book. Instead, we highly encourage you to buy the full version.What makes it difficult to discuss racism with white people?The book's title bears the answer to that question: White Fragility. White Fragility is a term coined by the author. It describes the defensive responses that white individuals often exhibit whenever they are confronted about their racial acts and statements. Most people might not even realize it, but one of the pressing factors why racism continues to prevail at this day and age is the refusal of whites to come to terms with their racially biased perspectives and voluntarily work towards reshaping their unbecoming viewpoints.DiAngelo provides a simplified yet in-depth explanation of how white fragility acts as an instigator in racial stereotypes, particularly in the present-day American society. She likewise includes viable suggestions on how white people can work on their own racial prejudices, despite the hard challenges coupled with it. The book's objective is to show readers how a seemingly embedded system of racism can still be deconstructed and reformatted in order to embrace a more open-minded perspective and acceptance of the diversity that surrounds us.Pick up a copy of White Fragility now and feed your mind with hard-hitting truths of the racial structures that continue to divide us. Another New York Times Best-Seller from Robin DiAngelo!
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Goldmine Reads. (2019). White Fragility - Summarized for Busy People: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. [United States], Goldmine Reads.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Goldmine Reads. 2019. White Fragility - Summarized for Busy People: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. [United States], Goldmine Reads.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Goldmine Reads, White Fragility - Summarized for Busy People: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. [United States], Goldmine Reads, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Goldmine Reads. White Fragility - Summarized for Busy People: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. [United States], Goldmine Reads, 2019.
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