Multicultural Discussion
The objective of this study is to describe the cultural understanding held of ethnocultural privilege in this society and how this has been observed in relation to oneself and others ands to answer how one holds privilege and what has been observed regarding others who are holders of ethnocultural privilege.
Ethnocultural Privilege Defined
Ethnocultural privilege is a privilege that the individual derives from belonging to a specific ethnic cultural group. This privilege is related in the work of Noel (2010) who states "I must face directly the privilege that my Whiteness, as well as my class and educational level, give me, and must realize the community members are also working though how they see me."
When Equal is Not Always Equal
Parsons (2001) relates that while socioeconomically disadvantages and socioeconomically advantages students, Anglo students and students of color, male students, and female student may have access to equal educational opportunity by occupying the same classroom space, they do not necessarily enjoy equal and fair access...
Gender equity and whiteness are reported as two research areas that make provision of important insight on inequalities.
According to Parsons, the literature on whiteness defines privilege as "an influential status that engenders favor. This influential status, often oblivious to those who have it, is not earned, but inherited." (2001, p.322) The work of Steele (2007) notes that there is great difficulty connected to stereotypes in education since it "affects the vanguard of these groups, those with the skills and self-confidence to have identified with the domain." (Steele, 2007, p. 612)
III. Importance of Comprehension of Ethnocultural Privilege
While there are members of the white class who are also members of the mid and upper socioeconomic classes that do have perceive their state of ethnocultural privilege, the individual who holds this privilege has a responsibility to know that they possess such status and…
