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Multiculturalism: A paradigmatic force in psychology
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University.
Abstract:
Prior to the advent of multiculturalism, mainstream psychology mirrored the Euro-American culture. In contrast, multiculturalism acts as a prism that reveals the diversity in the human condition. Since most empirical research is still conducted on Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic populations, we need to construct a representative map of the human psychological and behavioral phenome. To work toward this goal, multicultural psychologists go beyond personal transformation and openness to the other. They question power relations, oppose oppressive systems, address psychology's fallacy of neutrality, and engage in social justice action. Specifically, multicultural psychologists work to restore the humanity of both the oppressed and the oppressor. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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