Reclaiming Representations & Interrupting the Cycle of Bias Against Native Americans
Reclaiming Representations & Interrupting the Cycle of Bias Against Native Americans
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DOI：
10.1162/daed_a_00491
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发表时间：
2018-03-01
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影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Fryberg, Stephanie A.
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作者：
Eason, Arianne E.;Brady, Laura M.;Fryberg, Stephanie A.
最广为接受的关于印第安人的观念和表现大多是消极的、过时的和局限的。在这篇文章中，我们研究了这种表征的盛行和积极的当代表征的相对缺乏是如何形成偏见循环的，这种偏见循环使美洲原住民和其他人群之间的差距永久化。通过关注三个机构——法律体系、媒体和教育——我们说明了如何利用产生不同结果的同一过程来促进积极的当代观念和对美洲原住民的代表，从而创造更公平的结果。我们还强调了一些当代印第安人所采取的行动，以重新获得他们的印第安人身份，并为印第安人是谁以及他们可以成为什么创造了准确的想法和表现。这些行动为利用文化变革来中断偏见循环和减少印第安人在社会中面临的差距提供了蓝图。
The most widely accessible ideas and representations of Native Americans are largely negative, antiquated, and limiting. In this essay, we examine how the prevalence of such representations and a comparative lack of positive contemporary representations foster a cycle of bias that perpetuates disparities among Native Americans and other populations. By focusing on three institutions - the legal system, the media, and education - we illustrate how the same process that creates disparate outcomes can be leveraged to promote positive contemporary ideas and representations of Native Americans, thereby creating more equitable outcomes. We also highlight the actions some contemporary Native Americans have taken to reclaim their Native American identity and create accurate ideas and representations of who Native Americans are and what they can become. These actions provide a blueprint for leveraging cultural change to interrupt the cycle of bias and to reduce the disparities Native Americans face in society.