Explorations In Privilege, Oppression And Diversity

Introduction. Part I: STORIES OF PRIVILEGE. 1. Stories of White Privilege. White Out: Privilege and its Problems by Heidi Zetzer. Supposed to Know Better: On Accepting Privilege by Deborah Megivern. White Male Privilege in the Context of My Life by Rich Furman. 2. Stories of Socioeconomic Privilege. Understanding and Experiencing Class Privilege in Psychological Research by Colleen Loomis. Deprivations and Privileges We All Have by Ma. Teresa Tuason. 3. Stories of Able-Bodied Privilege. Seeing Through Another Lens by Kaying Lo. Dirty Secrets and Unholy Unions: Disability-Based Oppression and Privilege by Paul Priester. 4. Stories of Heterosexual Privilege. Increasing Awareness of Heterosexism and Homophobia: A Personal and Professional Exploration by Allison Cashwell. Reflections on Heterosexual Privilege by S. Cherice Sommer, Suzanne Weatherman, and Deborah Cox. 5. Story of Sexism. Men Can't Be Raped: The Challenge of Sexism in Counseling by Heather Trepal. Part II: ISSUES RELATED TO PRIVILEGE. 6. Stories of Assumed Privilege. Assumed Heterosexual: A Double-Edged Sword by Allan Barsky. "Who Me? White?" The Process of Acknowledging and Challenging Racial Privilege by Helen Deines. No Parece: The Privilege and Prejudice Inherent in Being a Light-Skinned Latino Without an Accent by Edward A. Delgado-Romero. 7. Stories of Internalized Oppression, Acculturation and Assimilation. Oppression of the Spirit: Complexities in the Counseling Encounter by Didya Choudhuri. Acculturation and Identity: Intra-Ethnic Distinctions among Mexican-Americans by Genaro Gonzalez. Unmasking Within-Group Prejudice: A Case Study by Felice Lichaw and Marya Howell-Carter. 8. Stories of Personal Compassion and Being Allies. Personal Compassion and Alliance Building: Observations of an Asian-American Professor by Matthew Mock. Going through Cultural Barriers in Counseling by Ruth Chao. Tales from the Heart of Dixie: Using White Privilege to Fight Racism by Becky J. Liddle. Yes, I See You're Committed to the Cause But Where's Your Credibility, and Why That Angst? by David MacPhee. A Multiracial Unity Group for Graduate Students by Barbara Gormley.