Talking About Structural Inequalities in Everyday Life

The book Talking About Structural Inequalities in Everyday Life: New Politics of Race in Groups Organizations and Social Systems provides critical attention to contemporary innovative and cutting-edge issues in group organizational and social systems that address the complexities of racialized structural inequalities in everyday life. This book provides a comprehensive focus on systemic societal and organizational functioning in a variety of contexts in advancing the interdisciplinary fields of human development psychology counseling social work education public health multiculturalism/cultural studies and organizational consultation. One of the most fundamental aspects of this book engages readers in the connection between theory and praxis that incorporates a critical analytic approach to learning and the practicality of knowledge. A critical emphasis examines how inequalities and power relations manifest in groups organizations communities and social systems within societal contexts. In particular suppressing talk about racialized structural inequalities in the dominant culture has traditionally worked to marginalize communities of color. The subtle barely visible and sometimes unspeakable behavioral practices involving these racialized dynamics are explored. This scholarly book provides a valuable collection of chapters for researchers prevention experts clinicians and policy makers as well as research organizations not-for-profit organizations clinical agencies and advanced level undergraduate and graduate courses focused on human development psychology counseling social work education public health organizational consultation and advocacy.