When discussing social privilege in regard to social identity, it’s important to note that, from an anthropological viewpoint, the various forms of social privileges are cultural constructs. Some of the forms that social privileges manifest themselves in are race, gender, sexual orientation, and social class—the members that are afforded certain benefits are decided and supported by cultural relativistic views and ethnocentrism of the hegemonic group. While these views and beliefs support one group, they actively oppose the minority groups within each form of social privilege. For example, white people have been afforded dominance and privileges, while black people are actively demonized and denied basic rights – all because their skin contains