Abstract
Critical race theory (CRT) offers a rigorous mode of inquiry that disrupts normative understandings of race and racism by examining the ways in which these complex social phenomena are continuously constructed and remade in American society. Applications of CRT to everyday family life and local institutions underscore the importance of understanding of how white supremacy sustains the domination of people of color and the need for transformative solutions (De Reus, Few, & Blume 2005). Structural racism and racialization are key features of white supremacy which sustain and concretize social marginality. These core concepts of CRT are vital for framing and researching inequality, as they consider how the nexus of social, economic, and political factors disproportionately causes harm to multiply marginalized populations and the ways in which these disparities are characterized as seemingly natural.
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Wical, W., Richardson, J. (2022). Application: Critical Race Theory as Frame for Health Research with Young Black Fathers Who Survive Violent Injury. In: Adamsons, K., Few-Demo, A.L., Proulx, C., Roy, K. (eds) Sourcebook of Family Theories and Methodologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92002-9_30
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