Ignoring History, Denying Racism: Mounting Evidence for the Marley Hypothesis and Epistemologies of Ignorance
Ignoring History, Denying Racism: Mounting Evidence for the Marley Hypothesis and Epistemologies of Ignorance
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DOI：
10.1177/1948550617751583
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发表时间：
2019-03-01
影响因子：
5.7
通讯作者：
Salter, Phia
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作者：
Bonam, Courtney M.;Das, Vinoadharen Nair;Salter, Phia
在马利假说的论证中，纳尔逊、亚当斯和索尔特表明，批判性历史知识(即对过去种族主义的知识)和保护群体尊重的动机的差异预测了就读于不同种族同质大学的白人和黑人对当今种族主义的看法。目前的研究1在同一所种族多元化大学的白人和黑人中概念性地复制了这些发现。与之前的发现一致，白人(与黑人相比)表现出较少的批判性历史知识，解释了他们对系统性种族主义的更大否认。此外，白人中更强烈的种族认同预示着更多系统性的种族主义否认。一项简短的研究2干预提高了白人的种族主义认知。那些学习了美国住房政策关键历史的人(与对照组相比)承认了更多系统性的种族主义。这项工作打断了看似正常和中立的主流观点，为无知的认识论框架提供了越来越多的证据，并表明学习批判性历史有助于推动对当下的反种族主义理解。
In demonstration of the Marley hypothesis, Nelson, Adams, and Salter showed that differences in critical historical knowledge (i.e., knowledge of past racism) and motivation to protect group esteem predicted present-day racism perceptions among Whites and Blacks attending different, racially homogenous universities. The present Study 1 conceptually replicates these findings among Whites and Blacks attending the same racially diverse university. Consistent with previous findings, Whites (vs. Blacks) displayed less critical historical knowledge, explaining their greater denial of systemic racism. Moreover, stronger racial identity among Whites predicted greater systemic racism denial. A brief Study 2 intervention boosts Whites' racism perceptions. People who learned the critical history of U.S. housing policy (vs. a control group) acknowledged more systemic racism. The present work interrupts seemingly normal and neutral dominant perspectives, provides mounting evidence for an epistemologies of ignorance framework, and suggests that learning critical history can help propel anti-racist understandings of the present.