Unveiling Positions of Privilege: A Hands-On Approach to Understanding Racism.

Y

3

Active Learning; Group Activities; Higher Education; Learning Activities; Minority Groups; Power Structure; Racial Bias; Racial Discrimination; Social Bias; Social Discrimination; White Students

0098-6283

Outlines a classroom exercise that assists white undergraduates in recognizing their racial privilege and the effects of racism. Forces students to unknowingly assume roles analogous to those held by dominant and nondominant social groups while working in collaborative groups. Reports that students' reflections on the project provide evidence of its effectiveness. (DSK)

1999

EJ576344