...Privilege is like having some built-in advantages just because of who you are, like your race, gender, or how much money you've got. It's not about anything you've earned, but more about the way society's set up to give some folks a leg up while holding others back. In everyday life and especially in healthcare, privilege can really mess with how we treat people. Peggy McIntosh's idea of white privilege in her article "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" shows how privilege works, often without people even realizing it, shaping how we see and deal with others. Say you're a doctor or nurse who's got it pretty good because of your race or money. You might not even know it, but that could affect how you treat patients. You might...
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...dominant, Peggy McIntosh’s “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” explores the special circumstances and benefits she experiences as a white person, which she outlines to be often analogous to the unearned advantage of men in the patriarchal system. These societal advantages were not earned but were given on the basis of skin colour, which are often denied and protected by those experiencing white privilege, despite creating a very real influence on society. These notions of a disadvantage for one race and an advantage for another are developed and backed by different sociological studies throughout the paper. The race to which someone...
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