Privilege: 01. What Is Privilege?

“A special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available to a particular person or group.” This is the definition of privilege, a contentious word that often conjures anger, defensiveness, and divisiveness. Why is this? In this course, we'll start to answer this question by discussing exactly what privilege is, how it shows up in our lives, why it's such a sensitive topic for many, and how we can use our privilege to elicit change.