1. Reflections on “White Privilege”
THEO 2410 Post-1st Reflection Paper Discussion

3. White Privilege Contrasting Views

4. What does “Privilege” mean?
Dispensation?
Concession?
Entitlement?
Special gift?
Advantage?
Legacy?
Heritage?
Bias?
Preference?
Luck?
Unfairness?

5. Is America Post-Racial?

6. Or Not ?

9. Concepts Related to the Course
Fundamental Values & Root Paradigms
“Thick” vs. “Thin” Moral Description
Inductive vs. Deductive Moral Reasoning
Physicalism vs. Personalism Moral Paradigms
American Cultural Narratives
Dynamics of the Cover Story
Insiders vs. Outsiders
Racism
Ethnocentrism
Taboos
Structural Evil and Social Sin
Types of Justice (Legal, Communitarian, Distributive, Retributive, Restorative, Liberative)

11. Further Resources on “White Privilege” (Suggestions from THEO 2410 Students)
“Life of Privilege Explained in a $100 Race” (4.12 minute clip, published October 14, 2017 and when accessed September 16, 2018 the clip had 361,179 views, 3,900 “likes” and “dislikes”)
Leslie Mejia, “We Must All Talk About White Privilege.” Popsugar (March 15, 2016)
Gary Collins, “What Is White Privilege, Really?: Recognizing white privilege begins with truly understanding the term itself.” Teaching Tolerance 60 (Fall 2018)
Christine Emba, “What is white privilege?” Washington Post (January 16, 2016) explained/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.1de9f0b75e5c
Patten, Eileen. “Racial, Gender Wage Gaps Persist in U.S. despite Some Progress.” Pew Research Center, Pew Research Center, 1 July 2016, some-progress/
Ted-Talk from a White individual who grew up with a number of disadvantages in his own life, but who struggles with how to reach those with whom we disagree: