Focus |
Affiliated Principles |
Focus 1: Contemporary Racialization |
Primacy of racism – racism is a dominant social force in society |
Race as social construct – phenotypic characteristics have meaning because of socio-political, not biological, factors |
Ordinariness of racism – racism exists in all facets of everyday life, even if not perceived |
Structural determinism –systems of power preserve the interests of dominant group members |
Focus 2: Knowledge Production |
Social construction of knowledge – study findings reflect research-related biases (eg, a priori assumptions) |
Critical approaches – to challenge initial understandings, “question the question” and perform self-critiques |
Voice – to privilege the perspectives of marginalized communities |
Focus 3: Conceptualization & Measurement |
Race as social construct – socio-political factors give meaning to phenotypic characteristics |
Intersectionality – oppressive social forces produce interlocking effects and social identities |
Focus 4: Action |
Critical approaches – to challenge initial understandings, questioning the questioner and perform self-critiques |
Disciplinary self-critique - collective assessment by members of a discipline of unintended racial influence on assumptions, methods, etc. |
Intersectionality – oppressive social forces produce interlocking effects and social identities |
Voice – to privilege the perspectives of marginalized communities |