The Persistent Problem of Colorism: Skin Tone, Status, and Inequality
The Persistent Problem of Colorism: Skin Tone, Status, and Inequality
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1751-9020.2007.00006.x
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发表时间：
2007-09-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Hunter, Margaret
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作者：
Hunter, Margaret
肤色歧视是美国有色人种长期存在的问题。肤色歧视，或肤色分层，是指在收入、教育、住房和婚姻市场等方面，肤色较浅的人比肤色较深的人享有特权的过程。这篇文章描述了非洲裔美国人、拉丁裔美国人和亚裔美国人在肤色方面的经历。研究表明，即使在控制其他背景变量的情况下，浅肤色的人在这些方面也有明显的优势。然而，深色皮肤的有色人种通常被认为比浅色皮肤的人在种族上更真实或更合法。在美国和世界各地，肤色主义与更大的种族主义体系直接相关。这种颜色复合物还通过美国媒体的形象出口到世界各地，并帮助维持了价值数十亿美元的皮肤漂白和整容手术行业。
Colorism is a persistent problem for people of color in the USA. Colorism, or skin color stratification, is a process that privileges light-skinned people of color over dark in areas such as income, education, housing, and the marriage market. This essay describes the experiences of African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans with regard to skin color. Research demonstrates that light-skinned people have clear advantages in these areas, even when controlling for other background variables. However, dark-skinned people of color are typically regarded as more ethnically authentic or legitimate than light-skinned people. Colorism is directly related to the larger system of racism in the USA and around the world. The color complex is also exported around the globe, in part through US media images, and helps to sustain the multibillion-dollar skin bleaching and cosmetic surgery industries.