"They All Look Alike": Own Race Bias as a Product of Language
Date of Award
Summer 8-22-2009
Document Type
Doctoral Research Paper
Degree Name
Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology
Organizational Unit
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
First Advisor
Fernand Lubuguin
Second Advisor
Neil Krohn
Third Advisor
Frank Tuitt
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Keywords
Race, Racial bias, Language, Visual perception
Abstract
The United States is a racialized society with a long tradition of labeling individuals according to racial categories. The language used to organize racial reality in American culture impacts the ways members of various racial groups perceive each other. This phenomenon extends to seemingly straightforward visual perceptions such as those required to recognize an individual's face. Interracial differences in facial recognition have been widely researched and provide a useful example of the impact of racial labels on perception. This pattern extends beyond visual perception and impacts all forms of relationships, including the psychotherapy relationship.
Copyright Date
7-15-2009
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Rights Holder
Abra Havens
Recommended Citation
Havens, Abra, ""They All Look Alike": Own Race Bias as a Product of Language" (2009). Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Doctoral Papers and Masters Projects. 256.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/capstone_masters/256