The immunity or special rights available or given only to certain groups of people or person is what is termed as a privilege. The word privilege is normalized and constructed by the societal established frameworks. This implies that people are graded by those they encounter, and since these audiences are so influenced by the normalcy created, the grading may be unintentional. Meaning that, it might be extremely hard to change even though you are aware of a privilege. Common forms of privilege include: racial, male, social status, ethnic, age, athletic, sex, cultural, sexual and race among others. Almost everyone benefits from some sort of privilege. It is an integral part of the society, since the advantaged group holds the influence or power and thus can dictate the societal laws framework, institutions and values. These developments will continue to view the rights of the oppressed (under-privileged) as secondary while benefiting the group in control. With this in mind it is essential that people differentiate between the advantages that should be globalized and those that should be completely eradicated so as to control privilege.

An example that demonstrates privilege is when my family recently went to India over the summer holidays. Until visiting the country, I had no idea what poverty was really like or the difference between absolute and relative poverty. To see it in this perspective left a lasting mark on me. It is unimaginable to grasp the contrast between the developments in the United States and the abject poverty I saw during the trip. It made me realize that my lessons on privilege started long before I could understand it more comprehensively.