In a class discussion about race, mark, a white man, makes the following statement. "i know that racism exists, but my parents taught me to be a good person and see everyone as equal." what stage of dominant identity development is this statement characteristic of?

The stage of dominant identity development that Mark is at Stage 1 or the contact phase and defined by psychologist Janet Helms (1994, 1995). At this stage, a white person is generally oblivious to racism and lacks understanding of racism as illustrated in Mark's statement that racism exists but he himself is a good person. At this stage, people can profess to be colorblind.

Explanation:

At this stage of white identity development, people are generally unaware of the privilege that being white affords them in society and how other groups are systematically disadvantaged.  The person has yet to truly confront their own biases or to recognize their privilege. Once they can recognize their own biases and empathize with minority populations they can become more directly and genuinely involved in combating racism and oppression.

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