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Unpublished Paper
What Salience Does White Privilege Have in Non-Diverse Societies?
American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 6-10
(2021)
Abstract
This article argues that white privilege is salient in non-diverse societies, and can be an effective analytical tool to understand the relationship and life course variances – inclusive of the institutional and socio-economic inequalities – amongst ethno-racial groups. Using the experiences of Norway, Poland and the Polish diaspora in Western Europe it suggests that white privilege is determined by at least three elements. First, an ethno-racial hierarchy whereby those who are constructed as ‘white’ receive increased privileges (relative to ‘non-whites’) in the geographical, cultural and political reality they occupy. Second, there is a disenfranchised established minority population who is phenotypically different than the dominant population, and who, through the articulation of their dissatisfaction, begins and/or sustains a public debate on their weaker position in society. Third, there is a link between the dominant ‘white’ population and past exploitation of ‘non-whites’.
Keywords
- white privilege,
- ethnic penalty,
- labour market,
- Norway,
- Poland,
- Polish diaspora in Western Europe
Disciplines
Publication Date
2021
Citation Information
Hasmath, R. (2021) “What Salience Does White Privilege Have in Non-Diverse Societies?”, Paper Presented at American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 6-10.