Trayvon Martin: Racial Profiling, Black Male Stigma, and Social Work Practice

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作者
Teasley, Martell Lee [1 ]
Schiele, Jerome H. [2 ]
Adams, Charles [2 ]
Okilwa, Nathern S. [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Utah, Coll Social Work, 395 South,1500 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
[2] Bowie State Univ, Coll Profess Studies, Bowie, MD USA
[3] Univ Texas San Antonio, Dept Educ Leadership & Policy Studies, San Antonio, TX USA
关键词
black men; black male stigma; critical race theory; racial profiling; racism-centered perspective; CLINICAL-PRACTICE; RACE;
D O I
10.1093/sw/swx049
中图分类号
C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
To address a critical gap in the social work literature, this article examines the deleterious effects of racial profiling as it pertains to police targeting of male African Americans. The authors use the Trayvon Martin court case to exemplify how racial profiling and black male stigma help perpetuate social inequality and injustice for black men. A racism-centered perspective is examined historically and contemporarily as a theoretical approach to understanding the role that race plays in social injustice through racial profiling. Implications for social work research design and practice aimed at increasing the social work knowledge base on racial profiling are discussed. The authors call for attention and advocacy by major social work organizations in the reduction of black male stigma and racial profiling.
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页码:37 / 45
页数:9
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