{"product_id":"white-fragility-diangelo-9780807047415","title":"White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWhite Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Dr. Robin DiAngelo\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword by Michael Eric Dyson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’ (Claudia Rankine).\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReferring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49598730600763,"sku":"0807047414","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9780807047415.jpg?v=1729606181","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/white-fragility-diangelo-9780807047415","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}