White Men of Privilege

2). Explain the concept "white men of privilege".  Do you agree with the concept?  Why or why not?

The text explains hierarchies of power as the socialization processes we have come to take for granted. I agree with the text in the fact that we do indeed take granted of what is accepted as "normal" to those who hold power in society. It makes me reflect (in a positive way) how much we have improved in destroying stereotypes of hierarchies, but at the same time it makes me think of how much it still affects us in a negative way as well. In all honesty, I can both disagree and agree with the concept of "white men of privilege". I strongly disagree that only white men should have power over any given circumstance whether it's in the household, workplace, government status or job title. However, I also have accepted many norms of society on how "white men" are more respected in the work field and do have a lot trust in those who fit that stereotype.  Thus, I can understand why white men do have privileges in attaining jobs over women because of this. There was a personal experience I had gone through when my family had to choose a lawyer to represent our case. Because the outcome would potentially be in the hands of our lawyer, we had to choose very carefully on who would take on this responsibility. The concept of "white men of privilege" definitely came into play when we had to choose between an asian lawyer and a caucasian lawyer. They were both experienced for the same number of years, but we ultimately chose the caucasian lawyer because we believed he had more charisma and power to lead us to success. In the end, our case was won and me and my family's perception of "white men of privilege" was proven to be "right". In many ways, our society believes the concept of "white men of privilege" and it has become a part of the norm in our everyday lives. The more we put experience positive experiences with white men of privilege, the more we adapt to this concept. When we see a woman who has higher authority in a company rather than a white male, it is seen as "odd" or "unusual". This goes for women who are doctors or lawyers; we might have to do a double-take and think twice about what we just saw or heard. This is where I highly disagree with this concept. Women have just as much capability and knowledge to be these high statuses in authority just as men do. Although this concept can be seen in both a negative light and positive light, I'm content with knowing that we have come along way in accepting that "white men of privilege" aren't the only ones who are capable of being those who run our society.