Cultural Psychology, Racism, and Social Justice

von Carl Ratner

240 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book utilizes cultural psychology as a cultural theory and psychological theory capable of explaining and improving social issues. In particular Vygotsky’s cultural-historical psychology, and Ratner’s macro-cultural psychology are invoked to explain racism and mitigate it. This explanation of, and solution to, racism are utilized as a framework for analyzing and refining contemporary movements for racial justice.

 Among the topics discussed:

Macro cultural psychology and Vygotsky’s Marxist cultural-historical psychology

Differentiating psychological racism from economic racism

Historical examples of racism during American slavery which reveal their cultural and psychological features

Cultural-psychological analysis and refinement of Black Lives Matter, racial capitalism, intersectionism, and Ta-Nehishi Coates’ work

Cultural Psychology, Racism, and Social Justice  will be of interest to the fields of social policy, social transformation, psychological theory, cultural theory, and history. 

• Reihe: International and Cultural Psychology
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
• ISBN: 9783031145810
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.10.2023
• Größe: 23.5 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing