While relatively short, Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack - Alternative Formats is one of the cornerstones of how sociologists and other scholars think about race, ethnicity, and other identities

While relatively short, Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack - Alternative Formats is one of the cornerstones of how sociologists and other scholars think about race, ethnicity, and other identities. If you have ever heard anyone talking about "white privilege," they are probably referencing this article. Review the article. Then answer the following question.

• Choose one of the 50 privileges that has personally impacted you (either because you benefit from that privilege or because you do not benefit from it.) What does/did that look like in your life? Is there anything you can do to try to dismantle that privilege? What might that look like?

Important Notes:

• Students often misinterpret the author's motivations in this article. The author does not like white privilege. In fact, she is pointing out these issues in an attempt to reduce white privilege.
  • If you feel that the background of the author is important, the author is an older white woman.
• If you are someone in society that benefits from privilege, the author is not saying that you are a bad person. As a person of privilege (I am a white, cisgender, heterosexual male), I see it as my responsibility to try to fight it. Part of that fight is understanding and confronting my own privilege so that I can help my friends and family who do not benefit from these social inequalities.