Many diversity courses in psychology originally aimed to reduce student racial bias and raise their awareness of racism. However, quantitative data testing the effectiveness such are lacking. This study assessed a required course's raising White privilege racism; increasing support for affirmative action; reducing prejudice, guilt, fear other races. Students ( N = 146) completed identical surveys during first last weeks semester. Results indicated greater racism more action by end term....

In the discussion group White Women Against Racism (WWAR), participants engaged in dialogue promoting self‐examination of white privilege and anti‐racist social action. Through qualitative analyses field observations meetings interviews, this study explores their engagement deconstruction privilege, identity, challenges action for change. The women examined whiteness through a lens that opened new avenues to identity activism. Participants also explored influence multiple identities...

As research on privilege increased in the last two decades, a clear need for social psychological perspective to examine topic has emerged. In this special issue of JSI, scholars provide framework understanding psychology privilege, considering policy implications and imagining future studies. The contributors emphasize multidisciplinary approaches, mixed methods, benefits intersectional theory studying privilege.

This study describes White women preservice teachers’ talk in and about an antiracist teacher education course aimed at raising students’ awareness of racial inequities. Rather than be fully engaged participants classroom discussions, distanced themselves through strategies silence, social disassociation, separation from responsibility. They used these response to perceptions that they were being positioned as racist, directly implicated institutional racism, or responsible for...

Research examining the impact of women's studies courses provides evidence student changes such as greater agreement with feminist and egalitarian attitudes, lower prejudice against women, increased activism. Using a pre- posttest design, current assess students’ awareness male privilege, support for affirmative action, identification following without gender content. In Study 1, students taking course entitled Psychology Race Gender completed identical surveys during first last weeks...

Lack of training regarding transgender youth leaves K–12 educators unprepared to become allies this disenfranchised community and attend their needs. This article explores the pedagogical strategies two professional workshop models (GLSEN Houston Gender Infinity practitioner training), which provide skills resources for counselors in settings adult gender-nonconforming youth. Discussion includes approaches implications sessions that training, teachers develop support youth, responses from...

Gender‐focused college courses seek to increase understanding of the systematic advantages associated with dominant group membership. These attempt reduce prejudice and raise awareness male heterosexual privilege. Inclusion privilege content within gender‐focused has increased, but research test interventions remains sparse. The current studies provide experimental information about (Study 1) 2) specific for use in education, professional development, community settings. Study 1 found video...

Abstract In this introduction to the special issue on Applications of Intersectionality Critical Social Issues , we assert that a psychological study social issues seeks move toward justice, equity, and liberation must embrace intersectionality's radical core. This requires constant critical inquiry praxis centered power, including how shape power shapes us. The both/and logics intersectionality are particularly essential, as can exist in both oppressive liberatory ecosystems simultaneously,...

We investigated the impact of required diversity courses on students' understanding racial inequality and their social development with regard to outgroups, a specific focus effects student race empathy as moderators course effectiveness. First-semester students (N = 173), enrolled in either or introduction psychology, completed surveys at beginning end semester. Diversity increased White privilege, acknowledgment blatant racism, intersectional consciousness overall, but had greater for...

Abstract Children's television programming provides young viewers with characters displaying behaviors and individual traits that may promote or counter gender stereotypical expectations. The present study examined of both female male show across three networks: Disney Channel, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon. Content analysis within networks investigated whether network target audience is associated representations feminine masculine among characters. analyses revealed more (66 per cent)...

This special issue is an interdisciplinary collection on intersectionality theory as critical inquiry and praxis. paper challenges cultural competence models argues instead for intersectional humility in theory, practice, teaching. We first provide a brief review of the development future directions its application. Then, we critique compare their assumptions to those humility. Finally, demonstrate that aligns with praxis, such, it important useful framework guide research, teaching, practice.

This study examined diversity course influence on student prejudice against lesbians and gay men, awareness of heterosexual privilege, support for marriage. The included female students in psychology women, introduction to women's studies, nondiversity courses. Students courses expressed increased privilege same-sex marriage across the semester compared with no changes among students. Although also exhibited reduced did not differ significantly from comparison

This case study focuses on policy change efforts to challenge gender‐conforming privilege and gain protections for transgender individuals in higher education. participatory action research centered a faculty–student partnership activism as the team worked include terms “gender identity expression” university nondiscrimination policies promote justice equity students campus. Using an approach we refer “critical liberatory feminist pedagogy,” this examined psychological, social, institutional...

This study investigated the effect of a vicarious experience on academic self-efficacy graduate students enrolled in statistics and research methods course. Participants ( N = 39) completed scale during first two meetings Two weeks later, portion these participated randomly assigned intervention to increase self-efficacy. In experimental condition, former student came class explained her own math anxieties outlined behaviors that led personal success same Comparison wrote about...

The transgender community encounters pervasive prejudice, discrimination, and violence, yet social science literature lacks research that focuses on reduction of antitransgender prejudice. This experimental study examined the effectiveness three interventions aimed at decreasing negative attitudes toward transsexuals, correcting participants' beliefs in myths about transsexuality, reducing their predicted discriminatory behaviors. Results revealed a significant decrease myths. However, no...

Among WhiteFootnote1 licensed psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, counselors, research has documented a severe lack of awareness unconscious stereotyping, systemic racism, white privilege, racial identity. This article introduces privilege pedagogical model as framework for White students in clinical training programs learning about enhancing multicultural competencies, developing effective allies the therapeutic relationship, or ally-ance. The emphasizes...

Neumann (2005) called for an analysis of marginalization and inclusion lesbian, gay, bisexual students in psychology. As psychology instructors begin to infuse such content, the curriculum still overwhelmingly neglects transgender community. This invisibility people within courses allows perpetuation myths, stereotypes, oppression this particular population. Transgender requires efforts eliminate bias classroom, as derogatory comments jokes, well faculty self-education with regard...

Abstract Scholarship produced by psychologists typically focuses on one area of social identity and oppression per study (e.g., only sexism) with very little intersectional analysis across systemic privilege. To better understand the intersecting patterns ally behavior, we examined online confrontation behavior privileged individuals in response to antigay, antitransgender, racist comments. Study 1 explored rates types during encounters anti‐Mexican antigay 2 used an experimental design...

Ambivalent white racial consciousness describes a push towards awareness about privilege and simultaneous pull back from this knowledge into more comfortable stance of denial. Twenty-nine White community members undergraduate students participated in focus group discussions on race. Results indicated that participants expressed ambivalent when they talked about: what it means to be White, their non-racial identities, oppression, attributions for inequality, interracial interactions....

Although most research investigating diversity courses focuses on attitudes toward racial minorities and women, these may also influence student lesbians gay men. The current study assessed awareness of heterosexual privilege, prejudice against men, support for same-sex marriage. Students (N = 143) in a general course completed identical surveys during the first last weeks semester. Participants exhibited increased privilege marriage, as well less week semester compared to pretest levels.

(2012). Teaching intersectional LGBT psychology: reflections from historically Black and Hispanic-serving universities. Psychology & Sexuality: Vol. 3, Expanding the Research Community in Psychology: Collaborative Studies International Institute, pp. 260-276.

Patricia Hill Collins (1986) labels herself as an ‘outsider within’ due to her intersectional standpoint a Black woman sociology professor in the ivory tower. In contrast lens, I theorize my own social location ‘insider without’ complex matrix of identities within classed academic cultural context. Using counter storytelling, explore insider without through analysis journey across ‘working-class arc.’ working-class arc described below, apply theory (Collins 1990; Crenshaw 1989) by connecting...

The authors examined student reactions to an activity in computer science, psychology, women's studies, and education courses. reciprocal interview involves the instructor gathering information about students, followed by students collectively asking questions of instructor. aims make more comfortable interactions with soliciting input. Student responses indicated they enjoyed recommend faculty use it various Participants also reported process helped create a classroom environment clarify...