PPT-History of Racism in American Psychology

American Psychological Association Outline Summary of Harms How did scientific racism and eugenics come about Key Terms Eugenics and Scientific Racism Defining Human Hierarchies Scientific Racism and Human Hierarchies in Psychology. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/21/paula-deen-fired-food-network-cancels-show-after-racism-scandal_n_3480517.html. Goal:. To have the student body pledge to support the “Stand Against Racism.” . Examples of Racist Behavior. Unfortunately, in the past month, there have been many examples of racist criminal behavior.. Samuel . Eto'o. (professional footballer) . When talking about . racism. what does the word . race. mean?. In the past people believed that there were different races of people, who shared common physical features such as skin . Racism-. a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. Sexism-. behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex. Highlight the school’s responsibilities.. Understand your individual role in challenging racism.. Recognise racism and racist bullying in school.. Understand what . a racist . incident is.. Understand the correct procedures in responding to . According to the American Psychological Association:. “[Psychologists] study . the intersection of two critical relationships: one between brain function and behavior, and another between the environment and behavior. As scientists, psychologists follow scientific methods, using careful observation, experimentation and . David R. Williams and Selina A. Mohammed. Article Discussion. NM CARES. April 15, 2014. Racism and Health. Racial minorities have poorer health as evidenced by higher rates of mortality, earlier onset of disease, greater severity and progression of disease, and higher levels of comorbidity and impairment. This perspective grew largely out of frustration with both behaviorism and psychoanalysis.. The focus of psychology should not be on observable behavior and how it can be manipulated (behaviorism).. Nor should it be on unconscious motivation and how to understand it (psychoanalysis).. This perspective grew largely out of frustration with both behaviorism and psychoanalysis.. The focus of psychology should not be on observable behavior and how it can be manipulated (behaviorism).. Nor should it be on unconscious motivation and how to understand it (psychoanalysis).. A chronological look at important figures in Psychology. About this section. The history of psychology, referred to by CollegeBoard as “History and Approaches” generally accounts for about 2%-4% of the yearly AP Exam.. Language. 2. . Shared Framework. 3. . Know . Our History. 4. . . Take Action. Slide 3. How . do you . define racism?. Slide 4. RACISM =. Race Prejudice . Social & Institutional Power. Slide 5. RACISM =. My . Topic.. My chosen. topic is Racism in the beauty industry and how it is getting better as the years go on and how it effects people . because its something I'm heavily interested in and passionate about. I feel it is a problem that is slowly being sorted, but I wanted to properly look into how much it . Acknowledging & . Addressing . the Impacts . of . Racist . Incident Based . Trauma. Magis. Core Annual Lecture & WGGS Keynote. Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT. Dr. Carlota Ocampo. Trinity Washington University . What is psychology?. Psychology. is the scientific, systematic study of behavior and mental processes in both humans and animals. It uses the scientific method to ask and answer questions about why people think, act, and feel as they do. Behavior.