Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, USA.
Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, USA; Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, USA.
Curr Opin Psychol. 2022 Oct;47:101420. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101420. Epub 2022 Jul 9.
Racism continues to permeate the United States' society, today. Though many White parents in the U.S. believe that racism continues to exist, it can be difficult for them to talk about race honestly with their White children. In this review, we identify three myths that egalitarian-minded White American parents use as reasons to avoid honest parent-child discussions of race and racism: 1) talking about race will make their White children racist, 2) White children are too young to talk about racism, and 3) race and racism are irrelevant to White children's lives. In this review, we discuss why these myths are false and present suggestions for how White parents can honestly discuss race and racism with their children.
如今，种族主义在美国社会依然盛行。尽管许多美国白人父母认为种族主义依然存在，但他们很难与自己的白人孩子坦诚地谈论种族问题。在这篇综述中，我们确定了三种平等主义的美国白人父母用来避免与白人孩子坦诚讨论种族和种族主义的神话：1）谈论种族会使他们的白人孩子变得种族主义；2）白人孩子太小，无法谈论种族主义；3）种族和种族主义与白人孩子的生活无关。在这篇综述中，我们讨论了为什么这些神话是错误的，并提出了一些建议，帮助白人父母与孩子坦诚地讨论种族和种族主义。
