Impact of colorism and self-rated skin tone in predicting self-esteem among women from Pakistan.
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DOI: 10.1080/19485565.2021.1991777
Abstract: Discrimination is a very complicated, multifaceted, and long lasting problem that prevails in social and even political structure. In subcontinent, the discrimination on the basis of skin color (colorism) is making lives of women miserable… read more here.
Keywords: colorism self; colorism; self esteem; skin tone ... See more keywords
Colorist Microaggressions and Brown Asian Americans: Implications for Behavioral Science
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DOI: 10.1177/00027642241231318
Abstract: This article examines the manifestation of colorism toward Brown Asians through Microaggression Theory. Colorism has been defined as a stratification system based on skin tone, where those with the lightest skin tones are granted the… read more here.
Keywords: asian americans; brown asians; colorist microaggressions; microaggressions brown ... See more keywords
Weathering racism and colorism: Exploring concurrent and short-term longitudinal associations between discrimination, colorism, psychosocial health, and Black and Latinx emerging adults’ relationship satisfaction
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DOI: 10.1177/02654075231170900
Abstract: Due to systemic racism, young adults of color have been disproportionately exposed to a myriad of environmental stressors. Given research suggesting that exposure to external stressors may influence how individuals evaluate their romantic relationships, the… read more here.
Keywords: relationship; colorism; discrimination; young adults ... See more keywords