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Why Is It Difficult for White People to See Their

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Why is it difficult for white people to see their own race? What does Peggy McIntosh mean when she refers to whiteness as an "invisible knapsack of privileges"? What are some of the privileges that whites experience?


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Self-perception

The process through which individuals interpret their own behavior and form attitudes and beliefs about themselves.

Arousal

A physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli.

Self-awareness Theory

A psychological theory suggesting that individuals become more introspective and evaluative of their own behavior when they are made self-aware.

Human Beings

Complex organisms capable of reasoning, self-reflection, and forming social connections.

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