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Great White Elephant brings new insights to racial privilege. Although
“racial privilege” is not a new term in diversity studies,
the authors, Robin Parker and Pamela Smith Chambers, point out an essential
truth: “As a society, we don’t want to talk about the topic.”
In fact, they say that we don’t want to talk about why
we don’t want to talk about it. Thus, it becomes the proverbial
“’elephant in the room,’ that loudly trumpets over our
conversations, knocks over all the furniture that would otherwise provide
a comfortable place for us to meet, and sends people…running for
safety.”
Parker and
Chambers take this difficult topic and teach valuable lessons of hope
and change. Through provocative exercises like an analysis of the Cinderella
fairy tale, or examining societal rules of denial, readers find wholly
new ways to think about race and race relations. The workbook also offers
a practical and engaging foundation on racial privilege, and a resource
that stimulates thinking and encourages readers to become active participants
in the solution to one of the thorniest issues confronting our workplaces,
schools, and communities.
The Great
White Elephant shines as a book for individuals just starting to
learn about racial privilege and for established diversity practitioners.
It features:
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In-book exercises
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An emphasis on experiential learning and personal reflection
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A new mental model for addressing racial privilege
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Instruction on how one “Big Question” can change racial awareness

50 pages,
8.5 X 11, paperback, comb binding, reading list, note pages
Price:
$20.00 - Discounts available for
purchases of 21 or more books.
Call
856 235-2664 for information.
Refunds for
damaged books only.
Damaged books must be returned for refund.
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