Kent School of Social Work and Family Science, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Fam Process. 2024 Jun;63(2):527-534. doi: 10.1111/famp.13027. Epub 2024 Jun 12.
Concomitant with a growing recognition of demographic shifts toward greater racial/ethnic diversity in the United States and widespread depictions of racial injustice, desires for increased racial/ethnic tolerance and inclusivity have been expressed in various sectors of U.S. society, including education, healthcare, and business. However, the literature on effective strategies and interventions for advancing anti-racism, or efforts to reduce racial/ethnic injustice, is minimal and underdeveloped. The family science field, characterized by rich theories on human systems and interactions, strategies for changing interpersonal dynamics, and the recognition that perceived knowledge is dependent on sociopolitical location, has much to offer the study of strategies to actualize increased racial/ethnic equity. The articles in this special section demonstrate potential contributions family science can make to the endeavor for racial/ethnic equity, through presenting theoretical, empirical, and practice innovations and findings steeped in the family science orientation toward addressing systems, cycles, and change.
伴随着人们越来越认识到美国人口结构向更大的种族/族裔多样性转变，以及对种族不公正的广泛描述，在美国社会的各个领域，包括教育、医疗保健和商业领域，都表达了对增加种族/族裔宽容和包容性的渴望。然而，关于推进反种族主义或努力减少种族/族裔不公正的有效策略和干预措施的文献很少，且不够发达。家庭科学领域的特点是拥有丰富的人类系统和相互作用理论、改变人际动态的策略，以及认识到感知知识取决于社会政治地位，因此在研究实现增加种族/族裔公平的策略方面有很多优势。本特刊中的文章通过呈现理论、实证和实践创新以及根植于家庭科学的系统性、周期性和变革取向的发现，展示了家庭科学可以为实现种族/族裔公平做出的潜在贡献。
