Bailey

Question 1

What is privlege?

Answer 1

Unearned advantages (e.g. opportunities) conferred systematically (THINK: intentionally/deliberately setting up “the system” to favour X)
- Class of advantages that are bestowed upon a particular group/category of individuals

Question 2

Privilege as unearned advantages

Answer 2

• Granted automatically based on membership in dominant social group
• Earned advantages: rewards, positions
• Impracticable to separate privilege and earned advantages: More privilege, easier to earn advantages

Question 3

Privilege + Group Membership

Answer 3

• Privilege granted to members of dominant group on the basis of membership in dominate group (alone)
• Unearned benefits +immunites to members of group based on moral luck
• Dominant group values/norms define what is socially acceptable +desirable or valuable

Question 4

Privilege: Invisible +Unrecognized

Answer 4

• Mechanism of privilege intentionally structured to appear invisible privileged persons - Left unexamined…unrecognizable as privilege
• Position interpreted as default position

Question 5

Privilege + Versatility

Answer 5

• Privilege has more “currency” than earned advantages
• Think wild card factor
• Privilege creates more opportunities than earned advantage in a wider variety of domain
• Playing privilege card almost always confers additional benefts
• Ex. Easier to get through security if white name