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 contributes to the development of attitudes on racism. Racism builds a strong bond among individuals of the same race, but it places strong barriers between people of different races. It is suggested that prejudice against other racial groups lurks under the surface of the human mind and may explode into hatred and violence under adverse conditions of group antagonism. Racism may involve historical, geographic, demographic, economic, political, sociological, and psychological factors. It is suggested that the human sciences can play an important role in the identification of social patterns that result in the development of positive values and good relations between racial and religious groups