Double Consciousness: Hegemonic Psychology and the Politics of Ethnic Minority Research
Runtime - 50 minutes
 
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Kevin O. Cokley, Ph.D. presents at the 2013 Teachers College Annual Winter Roundtable at Columbia University.

Tensions exist in psychology regarding research that focuses on ethnic minority experiences. Some have marginalized ethnic minority research as being atheoretical, not generalizable, unsophisticated, and primarily descriptive. There is disagreement around what constitutes legitimate ethnic minority research, specifically in regards to building knowledge in ethnic minority psychology. There are also tensions about non-minorities conducting research in this field. This talk addresses the issues related to the hegemonic culture of psychology and discusses implications of conducting ethnic minority research.