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'race', Racism And Psychology: Towards A Reflexive History
'race' Racism And Psychology Towards A Reflexive History Author:Graham Richards Topics with racial implications have been hotly debated in the psychological literature for most of this century and are often in the news. Race, Racism and Psychology shows how difficult it is for psychology to be an objective science, especially when dealing with racial issues. By examining psychology's treatment of race and racism issues sinc... more »e the nineteenth century, Graham Richards finds that the discipline has been an important site where broader cultural debates on "race" are played out.Topics include scientific racism in the late 1800's, negro personality studies in the US (1930-1960), Nazi racist psychology, the emergence of a US black psychology and the race and IQ controversies of the seventies. This account is bound to be controversial and excite interest whether or not readers agree with Richards' stance.« less