A volume in Urban Education Studies SeriesAnalyzing experiences of White mothers of daughters and sons of coloracross the U. S., Chandler provides an insider's view of the complex ways inwhich Whiteness norms appear and operate. Through uncovering and analyzing Whitenessnorms occurring across motherhood stages, Chandler has developed a model of three commonways of interacting with the norms of Whiteness: colluding, colliding, and contending. Chandler'sresults suggest that collisions with Whiteness norms are a necessary step to increasing one's racialliteracy which is essential for effective contentions with norms of Whiteness. She proposes stepsfor applying her model in education settings, which can also be applied in other organizationalcontexts.