Overcoming Our Racism (eBook)

The Journey to Liberation

Derald Wing Sue (Autor)

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2003 | 1. Auflage
316 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-7879-7252-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This extraordinary book by Derald Wing Sue, a highly-regardedacademic and author, helps readers understand and combat racism inthemselves. It defines racism not only as extreme acts of hatred,but as "any attitude, action or institutional structure or socialpolicy that subordinates a person or group because of their color."This landmark work offers an antidote to this pervasive socialproblem.
* Shows how each of us has a role in the oppression of others,and what we can do about it
* Offers a way to overcome racism on a very intimate level
* Outlines specific guidelines and suggested activities

Autor

Derald Wing Sue is professor of psychology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University. He was president of the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues, the cofounder and first president of the Asian American Psychological Association, and currently president of the Society of Counseling Psychology. He is the author of the best-selling book Counseling the Culturally Diverse, fourth edition 2002 from Wiley.

Inhalt

Preface xi

Part I: The Problem

1. Are You a Racist? 3

2. What Is Racism? 23

3. Do You Oppress? 45

4. What Is Your Racial Reality and That of White America? 71

5. Isn't Racism a White Problem? 97

6. What Does It Mean to Be White? 115

7. What Is White Privilege? 137

Part II: Overcoming the Problem

8. How Do You Develop a Nonracist White Identity? 163

9. What Must You Do to Combat Racism? 191

10. What Must Society Do to Combat Racism? 231

11. What Must People of Color Do to Overcome Racism? A Personal Message to My Brothers and Sisters of Color 255

Epilogue 277

Notes 281

About the Author 287

Index 289

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.11.2003
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Diversity, Culture & Ethnicity • Kulturelle u. ethnische Vielfalt • Psychologie • Psychology • Social Psychology • Sozialpsychologie
• ISBN-10: 0-7879-7252-5 / 0787972525
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7879-7252-3 / 9780787972523