积极解决系统性种族主义使用行为社区方法
Jomella Watson-Thompson1, Ruaa H Hassaballa1, Stephanie H Valentini1
1Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 4001, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA.
概括
系统性种族主义,特别是反黑人,在社会不平等和健康差异中很明显. 行为学家可以通过检查环境影响和实施跨社会生态层面的行为改变策略来解决种族主义问题.
科学领域:
- 行为科学是一种行为科学.
- 社会心理学 社会心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 系统性种族主义和反黑人主义对黑人社区造成了不成比例的影响,警方暴行和COVID-19大流行加剧了这种情况.
- 黑人死亡率的不平等凸显了社会制度中历史和持续的不平等结果.
- 了解系统性种族主义需要检查其跨社会生态层面的嵌入性.
研究的目的:
- 通过行为-社区镜头来检查系统性种族主义,包括反黑人主义.
- 确定跨生态层面的干预点,以改变行为.
- 呼吁行为社区在他们的影响力系统中解决系统性种族主义问题.
主要方法:
- 利用社会生态模型 (SEM) 来分析维持系统性种族主义的环境条件.
- 应用一种行为社区方法来识别导致种族主义的因素.
- 检查行为学家在社会生态层面支持的行为改变策略.
主要成果:
- 社会生态模型为了解种族主义如何嵌入各种系统提供了一个框架.
- 一种行为社区方法确定了针对种族主义的具体干预点.
- 行为科学原则可以应用于理解和修改维持系统性种族主义的行为.
结论:
- 行为学家在解决系统性种族主义和促进平等方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
- 提供了协作行动工具,以支持行为学家从盟友转向积极的反种族主义.
- 解决系统性种族主义需要在行为社区内采取多层次的,以行为变化为重点的方法.
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