By MM Corbett. This study explored the question of whether racial characteristics are a significant psychological or mental health issue (i.e., whether race "matters") for White Americans. Relationships were examined between White racial identity development (WRID; Helms, 1984, 1990) and self-reported healthy and defensive narcissism (Kohut, 1971, 1977, 1984) in a sample of 216 (121 women, 95 men) White university students.
The development of culturally responsive clinical skills is vital to the effectiveness of behavioral health services. According to the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), cultural competence “refers to the ability to honor and respect the beliefs, languages, interpersonal styles, and behaviors of individuals and families receiving services, as well as staff members who are providing such services. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 59, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.
This history special traces the development of racial, and racist, ideas, from the ancient world -- when "there was no notion of race," as historian Nell Irvin Painter puts it -- up to the founding of the United States as, fundamentally, a nation of and for white people (despite the "all men are created equal" language of the Declaration of Independence). Relying on the work of Painter, National Book Award-winning historian Ibram Kendi, and a recorded workshop presentation by the Racial Equity Institute.
By Louise Derman-Sparks and Julie Olsen Edwards, this is a practical guidance to early childhood educators (including parents) for confronting barriers of prejudice, misinformation, and bias about specific aspects of personal and social identity; most importantly, it includes tips for adults and children to respect each other, themselves, and all people.
Race is such an ingrained social construct that even blind people can ‘see’ it. To pretend it doesn’t exist to you erases the experiences of black people. By Zach Stafford, The Guardian.
From the American Anthropological Association. In the United States both scholars and the general public have been conditioned to viewing human races as natural and separate divisions within the human species based on visible physical differences. With the vast expansion of scientific knowledge in this century, however, it has become clear that human populations are not unambiguous, clearly demarcated, biologically distinct groups.
A new study out of Yale found that pre-K teachers, white and black alike, spend more time watching black boys, expecting trouble. From Cory Turner, NPR.
While different individuals might not practice or accept all of these traits, they are common characteristics of most U.S. white people most of the time. JudithH.Katz ©1990. The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group, Inc.
Through work to bring materials from women's studies into the rest of the curriculum, I have often
noticed men's unwillingness to grant that they are overprivileged, even though they may grant that
women are disadvantaged. By Peggy McIntosh.
We can all do better. At oneTILT, they help organizations become more diverse and inclusive. One leader at a time.