Posted on 09/06/2006 7:09:04 AM PDT by Pharmboy
Survey focuses on what white people think about being white
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (9/6/2006) -- What whites think about their own race is the focus of a first-of-its-kind national survey by researchers in the University of Minnesota's department of sociology. From a telephone survey of more than 2,000 households nationwide, results show that there is more recognition among white people of their own racial identity and the social privileges that come with it than was previously thought.
The assumption behind prior scholarship and diversity training initiatives was that whites overlooked their own race.
"It's sort of like having an accent," said the study's co-author, University of Minnesota associate professor Doug Hartmann. "For some white Americans, racial identity is so fixed, so taken for granted, that 'race' becomes something other people have."
In fact, the researchers found that a majority of whites (74 percent) felt that their own racial identity was important to them, and that a similar majority were able to see prejudice and discrimination as important in explaining white advantage. At the same time, minorities are more likely to see their racial identities as important and to see structural reasons for racial disparities.
The research also suggests that awareness of white identity and awareness of white privilege are not the same. "The fact of the matter is that people claim white identity for defensive as well as progressive reasons," said survey co-author Paul Croll, University of Minnesota graduate student.
Age and income have little impact on a white person's awareness of their racial identity, the study found. But Southerners and social conservatives place more emphasis on their racial identity than other white Americans, while those with more education place less. Republican and male respondents most strongly resist claims that discrimination in legal and financial systems can explain white advantage. Additionally, respondents--regardless of their racial identity--believed strongly in the importance of individual effort, hard work and family upbringing in achieving success.
### The study, available upon request, was part of the American Mosaic Project, a three-year project funded by the Minneapolis-based David Edelstein Family Foundation that looks at race, religion and cultural diversity in the contemporary United States.
What are those priviliges? Where do I sign up for them? I don't get priority in job applications and promotions - I want them. I can be accused of racism on no basis whatever - I want the privilige of being able to accuse others of racism.
I want to see some of that "white privilege"
Thank you for saying what needed to be said.
And, FWIW, I've heard the same thing from more than a few minority (female, black) co-workers as well. They get peeved when someone insinuates that something other than hard work allowed them to achieve what they've achieved.
I didn't get an invite to the diversity maturity survey at AERO either.
Their implication is that Southerners and social conservatives are somewhat less educated than liberals. They obviously hadn't met the liberal democrat who openly states whitey and any or all shades thereof owes him or her something just because they're a peculiar color.
Righto. Rather than promote "diversity," this kind of stuff promotes differences and silo-thinking.
This is such a good idea. I've come across so many supposedly caucasian folks, who act like such derelicts that don't have a clue regarding their own identity as a class of people. As a group, many have become intimidated by the mass hysteria of racial inequity created by NAACP and other equally destructive groups. Maybe this survey will cause some to stop and think about the harm being done...
"But Southerners and social conservatives place more emphasis on their racial identity than other white Americans, while those with more education place less."
I agree 100%. Hope its an eye opener for the, "Educated" who think everyone except them are a couple cards short of a full deck because of a lack of secondary education. I find the, "lesser educated" to have more on the ball than someone with many degrees. Degrees of stupidity? PHD=Piled Higher and Deeper...
If you're brown, stick around.
If you're black, step back.
Words of wisdom from the last century.
I never knew what this term "white people" meant until I went to the beach in Ireland. You needed sunglasses ... for the skinglare.
ping
Indeed. Melanin-impaired folk...
I'd have hoped we'd overcome our prejudices against jaundice sufferers by now.
Oh well.
= )
This is the old SNL skit called "cotton land"
The scientists are just trying to condition the FOOLS who believe the racial politics that ALL white people succeed because of skin color.
This is a bs effort to save quotas and convince the stupid that black people can't be racists.
I sugest those white people go down to south africa (unarmed) and try and talk peace. (hint: the native population will give them a flaming tire necklace)
Amen to that.
Now me, I am kind of spotty. What race is that?
Get a grant, then you'll have the money necessary to do a study. An excellent source of income. :)
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas..........
..or envious
I really don't see how the left fails to realize this.
They DO realize this. But, they bought into the same picture that Hillary touts as the American plantation. The want to keep people dependent upon the government. It's a self-perpetuating reality, and they cycle continues from generation to generation.
Government guidelines for final clasification will depend upon your weight and dietary preference. Until we know this, we won't know how to address you. It's going to be either:
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