Author ORCID Identifier
Date Available
4-22-2025
Year of Publication
2025
Document Type
Doctoral Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College
Education
Department/School/Program
Educational and Counseling Psych
Faculty
Dr. Kenneth M. Tyler
Abstract
Social science scholarship acknowledges that disparities affecting Black people in the United States are rooted in historical race-based oppression (Black & Stone, 2005; Borell, Barnes, & McCreanor, 2018; Harrell, 2000; Mills, 1997). Yet little is understood about the ways Black people psychologically experience being denied the social privileges conferred upon Whites (i.e., White privilege). The belief that White privilege exists, along with the perceptions that Black people as a group are systematically deprived of benefits conferred upon Whites, could expose Black people to negative psychological and psychosocial experiences. As such, White privilege deprivation (the belief one is denied the social benefits of White privilege) may be a psychologically salient experience for Black individuals that psychologists should understand. Empirical investigations have not yet explicitly examined the White privilege beliefs of Black individuals. Focusing on an adult population of Black identifying persons, I address this gap through the development and validation of the White Privilege Deprivation Scale (WPDS). Given that White persons are privileged within multiple institutions and social domains in the U.S., this study will seek understanding about Black adults’ awareness of multi-dimensional White privileges, and how their privilege perceptions vary across social domains.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2025.11
Recommended Citation
Burris, Jennifer, "WE KNOW THE ODDS AREN'T EVER IN OUR FAVOR: TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHITE PRIVILEGE DEPRIVATION AMONGST BLACK INDIVIDUALS AND THE INITIAL VALIDATION OF THE WHITE PRIVILEGE DEPRIVATION SCALE" (2025). Theses and Dissertations--Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology. 122.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/edp_etds/122
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