The Psychology of Inequity: Motivation and Beliefs

Inequities still exist in today's society, and this book advances awareness, an equitable mindset, and transformative change toward the goal of eliminating inequities and promoting inclusiveness and social justice.Racialized inequity is injustice or unfairness and exists when prejudice or discrimination based on any aspect of difference precludes access of certain groups to the resources and benefits of society. This volume takes a new look at the psychology of inequity today. Have we progressed or regressed since the height of the civil rights movement of the 1960s? Through an examination of the motivations and beliefs behind inequities and injustices, this text aims to answer this question and any others that a scholar or general reader interested in social inequities and multiculturalism may have. Chapters address the motives that sustain inequity and reflect on the beliefs and behaviors linked to implicit responses to threats of change and loss of privilege posed by the inclusion of "others."

About the Author

Jean Lau Chin is a licensed Psychologist and Systemwide Dean of the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University. She is Past President of the Division of Women in the American Psychological Association, and has more than 30 years clinical, consulting, and management experience in health, mental health, and human services. Yolanda E. García is Associate Professor and Doctoral Training Director of the counseling and school psychology PhD program in the Department of Educational Psychology at Northern Arizona University, USA. She was awarded the 2022 Arizona Psychological Association award for Distinguished Contributions to Science and is deeply committed to equity and training in psychology. Arthur W. Blume is Professor of Psychology at Washington State University, USA, and president of the Society of Indian Psychologists. He is the author of A New Psychology Based on Community, Equality, and Care of the Earth: An Indigenous American Perspective (Praeger, 2020) and lead editor of The Psychology of Inequity: Global Issues and Perspectives (Praeger, 2022).