The concept of white privilege suggests that white people unconsciously "wear" an "invisible backpack" of unearned assets in a society where racism is prevalent

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The term "white privilege" is used to discuss hidden benefits that white people possess in a society where racism is prevalent and whiteness is considered normal 0 0 1

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The concept of white privilege suggests that white people unconsciously "wear" an "invisible backpack" of unearned assets in a society where racism is prevalent 0 0 1

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White privilege benefits white people over non-white people in some societies 0 0 1 White privilege is a social phenomenon intertwined with race and racism 0 0 1 Some describe white privilege as a worldwide phenomenon resulting from the history of colonialism by white Western Europeans 0 0 1 White privilege marks others as different or exceptional while perceiving oneself as normal 0 0 1 White privilege refers to the implicit or systemic advantages that people who are deemed white have relative to people who are not deemed white 0 0 1 Not having to experience suspicion and other adverse reactions to one's race is often termed a type of white privilege 0 0 1 In the United States, the modern understanding of 'white privilege' developed in the late 1980s with Peggy McIntosh's foundational work "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" 0 0 1 White privilege pedagogy has been influential in multicultural education, teacher training, ethnic and gender studies, sociology, psychology, political science, American studies, and social work education 0 0 1 The concept of white privilege implies the right to assume the universality of one's own experiences while marking others as different or exceptional 0 0 1 The term "white privilege" is used to discuss hidden benefits that white people possess in a society where racism is prevalent and whiteness is considered normal 0 0 1