As the United States grapples with anti-DEI policies, this book unpacks racism in America through psychological and historical analysis. Shawn Blue examines the structural foundation and psychological makeup of the transatlantic slave trade, and its formation of a system of racial hierarchy that created and perpetuated multiple biases and stereotypes of Black Americans in contemporary society. Slavery, as an institutional concept, has created systemic inequities that shaped and continue to exert power in American society today. The book unveils the various ways racist ideologies were deliberately constructed to sanction economic, emotional, and physical exploitation of Black Americans. It examines how these stereotypes have been reinforced generationally and how the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted continuing racial disparities across the country. Racism is still evolving as a system of institutions, policies, and societal cultural traditions and beliefs. This book begins to do the hard work of dismantling generations of racialized biases and stereotypes that have oppressed Black Americans. Using a trauma informed approach, this book also offers recommendations for societal systems that create spaces for equitable care and treatment, provide necessary healing interventions for Black Americans, and enforce a commitment to psychological theories that acknowledge the oppressed histories of Black LGBTQIA+ communities. The author highlights that these changes need to occur with a restructuring of the scientific research field and support from the practices of bystander and ally training, advocacy, and activism. The book concludes with a reflection on how Americans can begin to embrace this country''s sullied past in considering a future that celebrates the diversity that created it.

Autorentext
Shawn Blue is a Clinical Psychologist and Educator, who conducts individual, couples and group therapy and has specializations in grief, trauma, energy psychology, and eating disorders. She has particular interests in interpersonal relationships, diversity, energy work, and wellness programming.

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Unveiling the ways racist ideologies were deliberately constructed to sanction economic, emotional, and physical exploitation of Black Americans, this book examines how these stereotypes have been reinforced generationally.

Shawn Blue, a specialist in trauma, diversity, and health and wellness studies, examines the structural foundation and psychological makeup of the transatlantic slave trade and its formation of a system of racial hierarchy that created and perpetuated multiple biases and stereotypes of Black Americans in contemporary society. Slavery, as an institutional concept, has created systemic inequities that shaped and continue to exert power in American society today.

Blue offers recommendations for societal systems that create spaces for equitable care and treatment, provides necessary healing interventions for Black Americans, and reinforces a commitment to psychological theories that acknowledges the oppressed histories of Black LGBTQIA+ communities. She highlights changes that need to occur in order to restructure the scientific research field and enlist support from the practices of bystander-and-ally training, advocacy, and activism.

Inhalt

List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. Racist Foundations of Oppression: Understanding Racism's Definitions and Origins
2. From Slavery to System: How Racism Became Institutionalized in America
3. Psychological Mechanisms Perpetuating Prejudice
4. The Intergenerational Process and Impact of Racial Trauma
5. Images of Inequality: How Stereotypes Shape Reality and Stigmatize Lives
6. The Reality of Disparity: Exploring Racism's Impact
7. Hidden in Plain Sight: The Coordinated Systems That Maintain White Supremacy
8. Crisis Reveals Truth: How COVID-19 Exposed America's Ongoing Complicity in Racism
9. Breaking the Chains: Reflections for Dismantling Racist Structures and Healing Communities
10. An Offer of Healing: Choosing an Anti-Racist Future
    Appendix A
    Appendix B
    References
    Index
    About the Author