TY - JOUR
AU - Sue, Stanley
AB - Argues that 2 tasks need to be addressed in view of psychology's growing commitment to cultural pluralism in research, theory, and professional practice: The 1st is that ethnic minority group issues are analogous to antinomies in which cherished values and principles are pitted against one another and need to be recognized as such. These paradoxes are evident in at least 5 conflicts: emic vs etic studies, mainstreaming vs pluralism, equal opportunity vs equality of outcome, modal personality vs individual differences, and presence vs absence of racism today. Attempts to find a single, permanent solution are fruitless; the resolution of these issues should be an ongoing process requiring divergent reasoning and diverse solutions. The 2nd task involves the acquisition of power and influence, since means for implementing proposed solutions are necessary. A brief history is provided of ethnic minority efforts in the governing structure of the American Psychological Association. It is suggested that the search for diverse solutions and the attainment of institutionalized influence are vital in increasing pluralism. (39 ref)
TI - Ethnic minority issues in psychology: A reexamination
JF - American Psychologist
DO - 10.1037/0003-066X.38.5.583
DA - 1983-05-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/ethnic-minority-issues-in-psychology-a-reexamination-K1S60YkdUW
SP - 583
EP - 592
VL - 38
IS - 5
DP - DeepDyve
ER -