A white woman is driving through an unfamiliar neighborhood and becomes frightened when she sees black people on the street corner waving and gesticulating at her.They are trying to signal to her that she is going the wrong way on a one way street,but she thinks they are threatening her.What dynamic does this example display best?

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This example displays the need for vigilant reflexivity when it comes to cross-racial communication. The woman misinterprets the behavior of the black people on the street corner because she is not reflexive about her own biases and assumptions. If she had been more vigilant and reflective, she could have avoided the misunderstanding and received help from the people trying to signal her.

A White Woman Is Driving Through an Unfamiliar Neighborhood and Becomes