Wood, N. (2020). Racism in clinical psychology within the heart of the old empire. South African Journal of Psychology, 50, 446 – 449. https://doi.org/10.1177/0081246320968233 Abstract It has taken the worldwide protests in June, against the brutal murder of George Floyd, to finally persuade the British Psychological Society (BPS) to admit itsContinue Reading

Howitt, D., & Owusu-Bempah, J. (1994). The Racism of Psychology: Time for Change. Harvester Wheatsheaf. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.32106016331750 Abstract The nature of racism the liberal tradition in the psychology of racism fascism and racist psychology racism of the middle ground positivsm, value and the encouragement of racism professional organizations and racism EurocentrismContinue Reading

David, E. J. R., Schroeder, T. M., & Fernandez, J. (2019). Internalized racism: A systematic review of the psychological literature on racism’s most insidious consequence. Journal of Social Issues, 75(4), 1057–1086. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12350 Abstract Racism is often thought of as existing and operating at the interpersonal and institutional levels. One aspect of racismContinue Reading

Richeson, J. A. (2018). The psychology of racism: An introduction to the special issue [Editorial]. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 27(3), 148–149. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721418781318 Abstract The editorial briefs about the issues of the Journal of Current Directions in Psychological Science. The articles in this special issue are best understood in conjunction with several otherContinue Reading

Raman, A. C. (1984). Psychological aspects of racism in the international perspective. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 30(1-2), 148–152. https://doi.org/10.1177/002076408403000119 Abstract Contends that in the early development of the child the family lays the foundation of attitudes that help the child behave appropriately in situations that might threaten him/her. This process contributesContinue Reading

Roberts, S. O., & Rizzo, M. T. (2021). The psychology of American racism. American Psychologist, 76(3), 475–487. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000642 Abstract American racism is alive and well. In this essay, we amass a large body of classic and contemporary research across multiple areas of psychology (e.g., cognitive, developmental, social), as well as the broaderContinue Reading

Salter, P. S., Adams, G., & Perez, M. J. (2018). Racism in the structure of everyday worlds: A cultural-psychological perspective. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 27(3), 150–155. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721417724239 Abstract Theory and research in cultural psychology highlight the need to examine racism not only “in the head” but also “in the world.” RacismContinue Reading