Hall J Camille
College of Social Work, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 1618 Cumberland Avenue, 314 Henson Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996-3333.
Health Soc Work. 2017 May 1;42(2):71-78. doi: 10.1093/hsw/hlx001.
This article examines how skin color stratification, termed "colorism," affects the psychological well-being of African American women. Previous research has shown that the experience of colorism is pervasive within the black community and that black women have been culturally or personally affected by intraracial discrimination. This article describes a qualitative study that used focus groups to investigate the experiences of black women that were categorized according to their self-ascribed skin tone group. The findings indicated that women of different hues have distinctive experiences based on their skin tone, and that these experiences influence how they felt about themselves and interact with others. The article concludes with a discussion of practice, research, and policy implications.
本文探讨了被称为“肤色主义”的肤色分层如何影响非裔美国女性的心理健康。先前的研究表明，肤色主义现象在黑人社区普遍存在，黑人女性在文化或个人层面受到了种族内歧视的影响。本文描述了一项定性研究，该研究使用焦点小组来调查根据自我认定的肤色分组的黑人女性的经历。研究结果表明，不同肤色的女性因其肤色而有独特的经历，并且这些经历影响她们对自己的看法以及与他人的互动方式。文章最后讨论了实践、研究和政策方面的影响。
