one way to counter the issue that Del brings up (essentially, white privilege) is to use Peggy MacIntosh's piece on Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack, which can be found here:
<http://seamonkey.ed.asu.edu/~mcisaac/emc598ge/Unpacking.html> i think it is important in a discussion of this, however, that one also talks about how power and situations change, and as such, privilege and entitlements change, too. IMO, the goal is not to ensure that "white" kids feel guilty, but to ensure that there is an understand that being "white" does have some advantages in some cases. just like being male, being wealthy, being well-connected, etc. do, too. well, those and that anglo IS an ethnic category, albeit a bland one, IMO. i point out how when you see advertisements for "ethnic" food, they typically are not referring to McDonald's. john John E. Glass, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences Colin County Community College Preston Ridge Campus 9700 Wade Boulevard Frisco, TX 75035 +1-972-377-1622 http://iws.ccccd.edu/jglass/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] "We are more concerned about the discovery of knowledge than with its dissemination" B. F. Skinner --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teaching Sociology" group. To post to this group, send email to teachsoc@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/teachsoc -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
