Speaking the Unspoken: Understanding Internalized Racial Oppression from the Perspective of Black Women Psychotherapists

IF 1.4 Q2 SOCIAL WORK
LaTasha L. Smith
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Abstract

ABSTRACT This article focuses on internalized racial oppression, a less understood yet detrimental aspect of racism. This article is based on a qualitative grounded theory study that explored how Black women psychotherapists understand the phenomenon. Literature and findings reveal that there is no existing shared understanding of how Black women experience IRO. Findings support how systemic racism upholds IRO and how IRO is intersectional. I use sociopolitical concepts and psychological object relations to discuss the findings as understood by Black women. In this, colorism, hair texturism, double consciousness were unexpected but important findings. Implications and future directions are discussed.
说出未说的:从黑人女性心理治疗师的角度理解内化的种族压迫
本文关注的是内化的种族压迫,这是种族主义的一个鲜为人知但却有害的方面。本文基于一项定性的理论研究,探讨了黑人女性心理治疗师是如何理解这一现象的。文献和研究结果表明,对于黑人女性如何经历IRO,目前还没有共同的理解。研究结果支持了系统性种族主义如何支持IRO以及IRO是如何交叉的。我用社会政治概念和心理客体关系来讨论黑人女性所理解的发现。在这方面,肤色歧视、发质歧视、双重意识是意料之外但重要的发现。讨论了影响和未来的发展方向。
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1.50
自引率
10.00%
发文量
10
期刊介绍: Smith College Studies in Social Work focuses on the vital issues facing practitioners today, featuring only those articles that advance theoretical understanding of psychological and social functioning, present clinically relevant research findings, and promote excellence in clinical practice. This refereed journal addresses issues of mental health, therapeutic process, trauma and recovery, psychopathology, racial and cultural diversity, culturally responsive clinical practice, intersubjectivity, the influence of postmodern theory on clinical practice, community based practice, and clinical services for specific populations of psychologically and socially vulnerable clients.
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