Critical race theory speaks to the sociology of mental health: Mental health problems produced by racial stratification
Critical race theory speaks to the sociology of mental health: Mental health problems produced by racial stratification
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DOI：
10.2307/1519780
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发表时间：
2003-09-01
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5
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Brown, TN
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作者：
Brown, TN
心理健康社会学侧重于流行病学，病因学，相关因素和心理健康的后果（即，精神障碍和症状，心理困扰和主观幸福感），试图描述和解释社会结构如何影响个人的心理健康。批判种族理论描述并解释了种族在微观和宏观层面上社会构建的迭代方式，以及它如何决定生活机会，从而在种族分层的延续中暗示平凡和非凡（即，种族主义）。本文援引批判种族理论，告知心理健康的方法来研究种族和心理健康的社会学概念化的五个假设的心理健康问题，可能存在的，因为种族分层。这些问题是：（1）虚无主义倾向，（2）反自我问题，（3）压抑愤怒表达，（4）妄想否认倾向，（5）极端种族偏执。只有在意识到种族分层的社会和个人影响的情况下，才能认识到这些和其他无证精神健康问题。
The sociology of mental health focuses on the epidemiology, etiology, correlates, and consequences of mental health (i.e., psychiatric disorder and symptoms, psychological distress, and subjective well-being) in an attempt to describe and explain how social structure influences an individual psychological health. Critical race theory describes and explains iterative ways in which race is socially constructed across micro- and macro-levels, and how it determines life chances implicating the mundane and extraordinary in the continuance of racial stratification (i.e., racism). This paper invoked critical race theory to inform the sociology of mental health approach to studying race and mental health by conceptualizing five hypothetical mental health problems that could exist because of racial stratification. These problems were: (1) nihilistic tendencies, (2) anti-self issues, (3) suppressed anger expression, (4) delusional denial tendencies, and (5) extreme racial paranoia. Mental health problems such as these and undocumented others can only be recognized given awareness of the social and personal implications of racial stratification.