In the Name of Morality: Moral Responsibility, Whiteness and Social Justice Education

Autor/in	Applebaum, Barbara
Titel	In the Name of Morality: Moral Responsibility, Whiteness and Social Justice Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Moral Education, 34 (2005) 3, S.277-290 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7240
Schlagwörter	White Students; Student Attitudes; Justice; Racial Bias; Ethics; Moral Values; Racial Attitudes; Intention; Ideology; Whites; Social Responsibility + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Gerechtigkeit; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Ethik; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Rassenfrage; Ideologie; White; Weißer; Soziale Verantwortung
Abstract	This paper argues that the "traditional conception of moral responsibility" authorizes and supports denials of white complicity. First, what is meant by the "traditional conception of moral responsibility" is delineated and the enabling and disenabling characteristics of this view are highlighted. Then, three seemingly good, antiracist discourses that white students often engage in are discussed -- the discourse of colourblindness, the discourse of meritocracy and the discourse of individual choice -- and analysed to show how they are all grounded in the "traditional conception of moral responsibility." The limitations of these discourses are drawn and how these discourses work to conceal white complicity is established. Finally, implications for social justice education are discussed. (Author).
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