A volume in Urban Education Studies Series
Analyzing experiences of White mothers of daughters and sons of color
across the U. S., Chandler provides an insider's view of the complex ways in
which Whiteness norms appear and operate. Through uncovering and analyzing Whiteness
norms occurring across motherhood stages, Chandler has developed a model of three common
ways of interacting with the norms of Whiteness: colluding, colliding, and contending. Chandler's
results suggest that collisions with Whiteness norms are a necessary step to increasing one's racial
literacy which is essential for effective contentions with norms of Whiteness. She proposes steps
for applying her model in education settings, which can also be applied in other organizational
contexts.