@article{1450957, note = {Includes index.}, author = {Ratner, Carl.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1450957}, title = {Cultural psychology, racism, and social justice /}, abstract = {This book utilizes cultural psychology as a cultural theory and psychological theory capable of explaining and improving social issues. In particular Vygotskys cultural-historical psychology, and Ratners macro-cultural psychology are invoked to explain racism and mitigate it. This explanation of, and solution to, racism are utilized as a framework for analyzing and refining contemporary movements for racial justice. Among the topics discussed: Macro cultural psychology and Vygotskys Marxist cultural-historical psychology Differentiating psychological racism from economic racism Historical examples of racism during American slavery which reveal their cultural and psychological features Cultural-psychological analysis and refinement of Black Lives Matter, racial capitalism, intersectionism, and Ta-Nehishi Coates work Cultural Psychology, Racism, and Social Justice will be of interest to the fields of social policy, social transformation, psychological theory, cultural theory, and history.}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14579-7}, recid = {1450957}, pages = {1 online resource :}, }