Date of Award
2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelors
Department
Social Sciences
First Advisor
Graham, Steven
Area of Concentration
General Studies
Abstract
This thesis uncovers the embeddedness of US western conceptual systems and psychological research, on Black studies from the early 1930’s to late 1960’s. Research on the Black psyche during this time (1950’s) reflected assimilationist racial ideologies of Blackness held by the State. As this relationship is explored, conceptual & methodological flaws are displayed as contributors of the “self-hate” or “damaged” image concluded from Black identity research. The construction of the “damaged black psyche” thesis is examined through its role in the overturning of the “separate but equal” doctrine in the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board Education of Topeka. Ultimately this thesis examines such factors and their interplay through discussing trends within the field and the ways in which US western thought effected concepts of the Black self-esteem.
Recommended Citation
Cruz, Lorraine, "THE SOCIOPSYCHOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE “SELF-HATRED” IMAGE IN BLACK AFRICAN AMERICANS BEFORE & DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT" (2018). Theses & ETDs. 5500.
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/5500