White Fragility
Robin DiAngelo
About this book
Robin DiAngelo coined the term 'white fragility' to name the defensive reactions white people exhibit when their racial worldview is challenged — and shows how these reactions work to protect white racial comfort at the expense of racial justice.
Key themes
- White fragility as a defensive mechanism that shuts down racial conversations
- How the racial stress of cross-racial dialogue triggers white fragility
- Socialization into whiteness: what white people are taught not to see
- Moving from fragility to sustained engagement with discomfort
- The difference between being 'not racist' and being anti-racist
About the author
Robin DiAngelo, PhD is an academic, lecturer, and consultant focused on anti-racist education. She has been a diversity trainer for more than twenty years and teaches at the University of Washington.
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