The cost of racism for people of color : contextualizing experiences of discrimination / edited by Alvin N. Alvarez, Christopher T.H. Liang, and Helen A. Neville.

"Leading scholars examine the felt experience of being the target of racism, with a focus on mental and physical health as the result of particular racist encounters as well as across the lifespan in addition to group contexts such as education and the workforce. Authors examine the subtle but persi...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Cultural, racial, and ethnic psychology book series.
Other Authors: Alvarez, Alvin N. (Editor)
Liang, Christopher T. H. (Editor)
Neville, Helen A. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Cultural, racial, and ethnic psychology book series.
Subjects:
Race discrimination > United States > Psychological aspects.
Minorities > United States > Psychology.
Minorities > Psychology.
Race discrimination > Psychological aspects.
United States.
Auswirkung.
Rassendiskriminierung.
Sozialpsychologie.
USA.
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Physical Description:xv, 356 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical and methodological foundations
  • A theoretical overview of the impact of racism on people of color / Alex Pieterse and Shantel Powell
  • Applying intersectionality theory to research on perceived racism / Jioni A. Lewis and Patrick R. Grzanka
  • Improving the measurement of perceived racial discrimination : challenges and opportunities / David R. Williams
  • Moderators and mediators of the experience of perceived racism / Alvin Alvarez, Christopher T.H. Liang, Carin Molenaar, and David Nguyen
  • Context and costs
  • Racism and mental health : examining the link between racism and depression from a social-cognitive perspective / Elizabeth Brondolo, Wan Ng, Kristy-Lee J. Pierre, and Robert Lane
  • Racism and behavioral outcomes over the life course / Gilbert C. Gee and Angie Denisse Otiniano Verissimo
  • Racism and physical health disparities / Joseph Keaweaimoku Kaholokula
  • The impact of racism on education and the educational experiences of students of color / Adrienne D. Dixson, Dominique Clayton, Leah Peoples, and Rema Reynolds
  • The costs of racism on workforce entry and work adjustment / Justin C. Perry and Lela L. Pickett
  • The impact of racism on communities of color : historical contexts and contemporary issues / Azara L. Santiago Rivera, Hector Y. Adames, Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, and Gregory Benson-Flórez
  • Interventions and future directions
  • Racial trauma recovery : a race-informed therapeutic approach to racial wounds / Lillian Comas-Díaz
  • Critical race, psychology and social policy : refusing damage, cataloguing oppression, and documenting desire / Michelle Fine and William E. Cross
  • Educational interventions for reducing racism / Elizabeth Vera, Daniel Camacho, Megan Polanin, and Manuel Salgado
  • Toward a relevant psychology of prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination : linking science and practice to develop interventions that work in community settings / Ignacio D. Acevedo-Polakovich, Kara L. Beck, Erin Hawks, and Sarah E. Ogdie.