White Liberals Need to Stop Talking and Start Listening
Benjamin R. Bates
Abstract
Benjamin R. Bates
Abstract
In this essay, I draw on personal and institutional experiences to argue that, rather than false listening, and rather than speaking, white liberals need to engage in a more careful form of listening. I argue that we (by we, I mean, explicitly, white liberals) need to attend to whom we are listening and the reasons we are listening.
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In this essay, I draw on personal and institutional experiences to argue that, rather than false listening, and rather than speaking, white liberals need to engage in a more careful form of listening. I argue that we (by we, I mean, explicitly, white liberals) need to attend to whom we are listening and the reasons we are listening.
Key concepts: Active listening, White (mutation), Psychology, Appreciative listening, Informational listening, Reflective listening, Social psychology, Cognitive psychology