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" First, o 1 o whiteness is a location of structural advantage, of race privilege. Second, it is a "standpoint," a place from which white people look at ourselves , at others , and at society. ' Third, "whiteness" refers to a set of cultural practices that... "
White Women, Race Matters: The Social Construction of Whiteness - Page 1
by Ruth Frankenberg - 1993 - 289 pages
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Researching Race and Racism

Martin Bulmer, John Solomos - Reference - 2004 - 256 pages
...it is a 'standpoint,' a place from which white people look at ourselves, at others and at society. Third, 'whiteness' refers to a set of cultural practices...exploring, mapping and examining the terrain of whiteness. Beginning in the middle of this description, one may note that white subjects are named in the plural...
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Buying Time and Getting By: The Voluntary Simplicity Movement

Mary Grigsby - Social Science - 2004 - 236 pages
...location of structural advantage or race privilege and is itself a "standpoint" (Frankenberg 1993, 1). Whiteness refers to "a set of cultural practices that are usually unmarked and unnamed" (Frankenberg 1993, 1). By focusing on race as a constituting element in the lives of simple livers,...
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The Politics of the Visible in Asian North American Narratives

Eleanor Rose Ty, Professor Department of English Eleanor Ty, Ty Eleanor - Literary Criticism - 2004 - 252 pages
...and 'non-white' (11). 29 Using the same terms, but in a different way, Frankenberg points out that 'whiteness' refers 'to a set of cultural practices that are usually unmarked and unnamed' (1). 30 Though she does not deal with Asian American subjects in particular, Mary Jacobus also uses...
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Stratification: Social Division and Inequality

Wendy Bottero - Social Science - 2005 - 306 pages
...life' (Frankenberg 2000: 451). For Frankenberg, whiteness is a location of structural advantage, but 'refers to a set of cultural practices that are usually unmarked and unnamed' (2000: 447). The implicit and taken-for-granted nature of 'whiteness' means that white experience becomes...
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Stratification: Social Division and Inequality

Wendy Bottero - Social classes - 2005 - 300 pages
...life' (Frankenberg 2000: 451). For Frankenberg, whiteness is a location of structural advantage, but 'refers to a set of cultural practices that are usually unmarked and unnamed' (2000: 447). The implicit and taken-for-granted nature of 'whiteness' means that white experience becomes...
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Beyond White Ethnicity: Developing a Sociological Understanding of Native ...

Kathleen J. Fitzgerald - Psychology - 2007 - 270 pages
...Second, it is a 'standpoint,' a place from which white people look at ourselves, at others, at society. Third, 'whiteness' refers to a set of cultural practices that are usually unmarked and unnamed" (1993, p. 1). Mclntyre proposes, "By whiteness, I refer to a system and ideology of white dominance...
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Women in German Yearbook: Feminist Studies in German Literature and Culture

Marjorie Gelus, Helga Kraft - Social Science - 2006 - 282 pages
...just as significant as Blackness is for constituting Black identity. As Ruth Frankenberg points out, Whiteness "refers to a set of cultural practices that are usually unmarked and unnamed" (1). It is the social norm in Western societies, setting the standards by which all individuals, Black...
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Feminist Waves, Feminist Generations: Life Stories from the Academy

Hokulani K. Aikau, Karla A. Erickson, Jennifer L. Pierce - Social Science - 2007 - 372 pages
...it is a "standpoint," a place from which white people look at ourselves and others, and at society. Third, "whiteness" refers to a set of cultural practices that are usually unmarked and unnamed. lr> Whiteness denned the space of this sociology department in which I was a graduate student. With...
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Whiteness, Pedagogy, Performance: Dis/Placing Race

Leda M. Cooks, Jennifer S. Simpson - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2008 - 340 pages
...standpoint,' a place from which white people look at [them]selves, at others, and at society . . . [it] refers to a set of cultural practices that are usually unmarked and unnamed" (p. 1). Because we did not address whiteness, Latina/o ethnicity was set against the unspoken and unnamed...
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