The Psychology of Inequity

Motivation and Beliefs

Jean Lau Chin, Yolanda E. Garcia, Arthur W. Blume, Jean Lau Chin, Yolanda E. Garcia, Arthur W. Blume

• Publisher: Praeger
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781440877988
• eBook ISBN: 9798216133834
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Applied Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Inequities still exist in today's society, and this book advances awareness, an equitable mindset, and transformative change toward the goal of eliminating inequities and promoting inclusiveness and social justice. Racialized inequity is injustice or unfairness and exists when prejudice or discrimination based on any aspect of difference precludes access of certain groups to the resources and benefits of society. This volume takes a new look at the psychology of inequity today. Have we progressed or regressed since the height of the civil rights movement of the 1960s? Through an examination of the motivations and beliefs behind inequities and injustices, this text aims to answer this question and any others that a scholar or general reader interested in social inequities and multiculturalism may have. Chapters address the motives that sustain inequity and reflect on the beliefs and behaviors linked to implicit responses to threats of change and loss of privilege posed by the inclusion of "others."

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Introduction
• 1. How and Why Are Inequities Maintained?
• 2. Social Privilege: Flipping the Coin of Inequity
• 3. Psychology of Liberation: Strategies to Engage in Transformative Practice in Public Schools
• 4. Racial Microaggressions and Self-Esteem
• 5. Poverty and Mental Illness: Motivation, Beliefs, and the Cycle of Inequity
• 6. Perceived Discrimination in Health-Care Settings among Filipino Americans
• 7. Political Extremism in the Wake of Charlottesville: The Motivations and Ideologies of the White Power Movement
• 8. Asian Americans Rising Up, Speaking Out for Greater Equity
• 9. Psychiatry and the African American Community: A History of Diagnosis and Treatment for Social Control
• About the Editors and Contributors
• Index