White Fragility - Summarized for Busy People: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism: Based on the Book by Robin J. DiAngelo

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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!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Goldmine Reads
• Release date: Dec 15, 2019
• ISBN: 9781393713685

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WHITE FRAGILITY

Summarized for Busy People

Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

Based on the Book by Robin J. DiAngelo

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TABLE OF CONTENT

WHITE FRAGILITY

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ABOUT THIS BOOK SUMMARY

BOOK OVERVIEW

CHAPTER 1: WHY IS IT CHALLENGING TO DISCUSS RACISM WITH WHITE PEOPLE?

CHAPTER 2: RACISM AND THE SUPERIORITY OF WHITE PEOPLE

CHAPTER 3: HOW RACISM CHANGED AFTER THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

CHAPTER 4: WHAT IS THE ROLE AND INFLUENCEOF RACE IN SHAPING WHITE PEOPLE’S LIVES?

CHAPTER 5: THE DUALITY OF WHAT IS GOOD AND BAD

CHAPTER 6: ANTI-BLACK MOVEMENT

CHAPTER 7: WHAT TRIGGERS RACISM IN WHITE INDIVIDUALS?

CHAPTER 8: THE AFTERMATH OF WHITE FRAGILITY

CHAPTER 9: WHITE FRAGILITY: DAILY DEMONSTRATIONS

CHAPTER 10: WHITE FRAGILITY: ETIQUETTE IN DISCOURSE

CHAPTER 11: WHITE WOMEN SHED WHITE TEARS

CHAPTER 12: DECONSTRUCTING THE SYSTEM OF RACISM – WHERE DO WE START?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

An American academic, educator and author, White Fragility’s author, Robin J. DiAngelo specializes in critical discourse analysis and whiteness studies. During the course of her career, she has published two other books; both of which are centered on social justice and racial equality. She has been a two-time recipient of the Student’s Choice Awards for Educator of the Year.

Currently residing in Seattle, Washington, DiAngelo has been a consultant and trainer on topics involving racial issues for over twenty years. She completed a Ph.D. degree in Multicultural Education at the Washington University. Following her academic accomplishment, she then went on to pursue a career at the Westfield State University—first as a lecturer in