The Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture
A highly influential idea in the US, this outlines the characteristics described in Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups, by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun, ChangeWork, 2001, which can be adopted by organisations, and act as invisible defaults. 'Antidotes' are also presented. The characteristics are:
Perfectionism
Sense of Urgency
Defensiveness
Quantity over Quality
Worship of the Written Word
Paternalism
Either/Or Thinking
Power Hoarding
Fear of Open Conflict
Individualism