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We review social psychological theories (e.g., attribution theory, in-group bias, structural attributions, and cultural betrayal trauma theory) to describe how people may make sense of discrimination experiences. We also provide a brief review of existing research related to racist discrimination attributions, emotional responses to racist discrimination, and psychosocial and stress-related responses to racist discrimination. We then highlight the gaps in research related to horizontal racist discrimination experiences and attributions. Finally, we introduce a qualitative study, informed by these theories, that explored how people of color interpret and react to horizontal vs. vertical racial/ethnic discrimination.
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Mujica, C.A., Bridges, A.J. (2023). What Is Known About How People of Color Interpret and React to Horizontal Racial/Ethnic Discrimination?. In: Horizontal and Vertical Racial/Ethnic Discrimination. SpringerBriefs in Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33058-2_3
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