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Racism in the United States: implications for the helping professions
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Thomson Brooks/Cole
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[2008]
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English
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Introduction: Racism in the United States: Implications for the Helping Professions
Chapter 1. Background: Social Identity and Situating Ourselves
Social Identity
Situating Ourselves
Power, Privilege, and Social Identity
Comfort Zones, Learning Edges, Triggers, and Creating a Context for Learning
Setting Guidelines
Journal Writing
Creating a Safe Environment
Exercise 1.1. Social Identity
Exercise 1.2. Exploring Triggers
Exercise 1.3. Racial Identity Formation
Chapter 2. What Is Racism?
How Race and Racism Have Been Conceptualized
Historical Underpinnings
Western Concept of Race
Theories about Racism
Ethnicity Theories
Race Relations Theories
Theories of Prejudice
Structural Theories of Racism
Critical Race Theory
Contours of Racism
Levels of Racism
Direct and Indirect Racism
Intentional and Unintentional Racism
Sites of Racism
Frequency and Magnitude of Racism
Spectrum of Racism
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Intergroup
Institutional
Official and State
Extreme, State Sanctioned
Exercise 2.1. Applying the Spectrum of Racism
Chapter 3. Brief History of Racism in the United States and Implications for the Helping Professions
Racial Contract
Native Americans
African Americans
Latinos/Hispanics
Asian Americans
Factors Common to Anti-Immigrant Racism
White Ethnic Groups
Push and Pull Factors
Discrimination Against White Ethnic Groups
Ethnicity and Race
Liminality
Racism and the Helping Professions in Historical Perspective
Progressive Era
New Deal
Civil Rights Movement and the Great Society
Exercise 3.1. Differential Group Experience
Chapter 4. Web of Institutional Racism
Nature of the Web of Racism
Residential Racism: Neighborhoods and Housing
Educational Racism: Public, Private, and Higher Education
Employment Racism
Racism and Wealth Accumulation and Upward Mobility
Environmental and Health Racism
Mental Health Racism
Access
Services Offered
Who Provides Treatment
Structure of Services
Theoretical Biases
Racism in Clinical Encounters
Racism in the Criminal Justice System
Political Racism
Media Racism
Implications of the Web of Racism for the Helping Professions
Exercise 4.1. Web of Racism and Passports of Privilege
Chapter 5. Why Is It so Difficult for People with Privilege to See Racism?
Consciousness
Invisible Knapsacks of Privilege
Socialization into White Privilege
Role of the Family
Discourse of Denigration and the Creation of Other
Renounced Targets
Triangulation
Stereotypes and What Can Be Done about Them
Sources of Resistance
Consequences of Unexamined Stereotypes
Confronting Stereotypes
Exercise 5.1. Personal Audit
Exercise 5.2. Confronting Stereotypes
Chapter 6. Social Identity Formation and Group Membership
Identity
Racial and Ethnic Identity Theory
Multiracial/Biracial Identity Development
Theoretical Assumptions
Conceptual Expansions of Ethnic and Racial Identity Theory
Multidimensional Social Identity Development
Axes of Social Identity
Dimensions
Lifespan Context
Environmental Context
Resolutions/Stances
Social Identity Development Phases
Targeted Identity
Agent Identity
Identity and Intergroup Relations
What Can Prevent or Alleviate Intergroup Conflict?
Implications for the Helping Professions
Exercise 6.1. Multidimensional Social Identity Exercise
Chapter 7. Intersectionality, Racism and Other Forms of Social Oppression
Common Aspects of Social Oppression
Tilly's Model of Categorical Inequalities
Bell's Features of Social Oppression
Racism and Class Oppression
Race and Class Visibility
Race, Class, and Politics
Interaction of Race and Class Today
Racism and Sexism
Social Consequences of Racism and Sexism
Social Roles and Social Identity
Racism and Heterosexism
Heterosexism
Interaction of Racism and Heterosexism
Immigration and Racism
Dynamics of Immigration
Significant Legislation
Immigration and Racism Today
Exercise 7.1. Intersectionality
Chapter 8. Racial Dialogue: Talking about Race and Racism
Why Undertake Racial Dialogues?
Why Is Racial Dialogue so Challenging?
Conducting Successful Racial Dialogues
Important Dimensions of Dialogue
Models and Stages of Intergroup Dialogue
Managing Effective Racial Dialogues
Racial Reconciliation and Inter-Racial Justice
Recognition
Responsibility
Reconstruction
Reparation
Exercise 8.1. Preparing for Dialogue
Chapter 9. Responses to Racism in the Community
Millville
Snapshots of Millville Residents
Racism in Millville
Dynamics of Racism in Communities
Structural/Institutional Racism
Political Power
Social Identity and Group Membership
Phenomenology of Community Racism
Social Cohesion and Community Integrity
Responding to Racism in the Community
Public Dialogue
Re-Storying the Community
Structural Interventions
Generating Social Capital in the Quest for Community Integrity
Anti-Racism Work in the Community
Assessment and Prioritization
Working with Existing Groups and Organizations
Working in Coalitions
Disruptive Strategies
Participatory Efforts
Self-Care
Exercise 9.1. Mapping Your Community
Chapter 10. Confronting Racism in Agencies and Organizations
Types of Organizations
How Racism Is Manifested in Social Service Organizations
Policies
Interpersonal Relationships
Organizational Power
Resources Devoted to Anti-Racism
Developmental Models of Organizational Change
Process of Becoming an Anti-Racism Organization
Mission Statement
Project Group
Assessment and Prioritization
Anti-Racism Audit
Exercise 10.1. Anti-Racism Agency Assessment
Chapter 11. Cross-Racial Clinical Work
Social Identity
Culture, Values, and Worldview
Power
Legacies of Racism Seen in Clinical Work
Anger
Rage
Guilt
Shame
Stress and Trauma
Grief and Mourning
Theoretical Biases
Barriers to Effective Cross-Racial Clinical Work
Internalized Racism
Inattention to Power and Privilege
Defensive Racial Dynamics
Guidelines for Effective Cross-Racial Clinical Work
Working with Social Identity
Focusing on Strengths
Listening and Observing
Working with Racial Transference and Counter-Transference
Ability to Tolerate and Respond to Strong Affect
Situating Clients in Their Historical and Social Context
Mirroring and Empathy
Bringing up Issues of Race and Racism
Responding to Bias
Issues for Clinicians Who Identify as White
Issues for Clinicians Who Identify as People of Color or Multiracial
Supervision and Consultation
Structural and Environmental Issues
Environment
Access
Staffing and Board Representation
Exercise 11.1. Crossed Racial Identity between Worker and Client
Exercise 11.2. Exploring Emotions
Chapter 12. Teaching about Racism
Regina
Alicia
Michael
Course and Class Structure
Classroom Climate
Classroom Safety
Classroom Norms
Caucus Groups
Instructor Self-Awareness
Resistance
Supporting Anti-Racism Teaching
Understanding Students
Teaching Strategies and Techniques
Interviewing in Fairs
Maintaining Balance
Availability of Teachers
Feeling Stuck
Chapter 13. Dismantling Racism: Creating the Web of Resistance
Creating the Web of Resistance
Core Values
Intrapersonal Realm: Introspection and Education
Interpersonal Realm: Engaging in Dialogue/Working in Coalitions.
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Subjects
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Human services
Human services -- Moral and ethical aspects
Moral and ethical aspects
Race relations
Racism
Racism -- United States
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
Social service
Social service -- Moral and ethical aspects
United States -- Race relations
Human services
Human services -- Moral and ethical aspects
Moral and ethical aspects
Race relations
Racism
Racism -- United States
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
Social service
Social service -- Moral and ethical aspects
United States -- Race relations
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Garran, Ann Marie author
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9780495004752
9780826148858
9780826148858
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