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Mapping racism.

Donald B Moss1

  • 1donaldmoss@mindspring.com

The Psychoanalytic Quarterly
|February 18, 2006
PubMed
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This study explores how racist thinking uses a "mapping" metaphor to create hierarchies and distance, naturalizing prejudice. It examines this process through patient cases and theoretical perspectives from Freud, Adorno, and Baldwin.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Critical Theory

Background:

  • Racist thought often relies on spatial metaphors to dehumanize.
  • Understanding these cognitive structures is key to dismantling prejudice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the structural features of racist thought using a mapping metaphor.
  • To explore how this mapping naturalizes prejudice and creates social distance.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis employing a spatial mapping metaphor.
  • Illustration through two patient vignettes.
  • Integration of psychoanalytic and critical theory perspectives (Freud, Adorno, Baldwin).

Main Results:

  • Racist thought maps targets along axes of hierarchy and distance.

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  • This spatialization consolidates the 'other's' identity and fosters parochialism.
  • The concept of 'primitivity' is central to this mapping process.

    • Conclusions:

    • The mapping metaphor provides a framework for understanding the cognitive underpinnings of racism.
    • Analyzing these structures is crucial for challenging prejudiced beliefs and behaviors.
    • The study highlights the psychological mechanisms that sustain racist ideologies.