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The Historical Globalization of Colorism

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  • © 2021

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Authors:
  1. Ronald E Hall

    1. School of Social Work, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

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  • Addresses discrimination pertaining to skin color rather than to race

  • Discusses the roots of colorism in the 21st century

  • Documents the role of victims in their victimization

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Africans Before Colorism

      • Ronald E Hall
      Pages 3-23

    3. Sectarian and Psychodynamic Origins of Colorism

      • Ronald E Hall
      Pages 25-39

  3. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
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    2. Black Male Health Disparities

      • Ronald E Hall
      Pages 43-55

    3. A Qualitative Study of Native-American Males in Higher Education

      • Ronald E Hall
      Pages 57-67

    4. Consequences of Stereotype for Latinx Assimilation

      • Ronald E Hall
      Pages 69-82

  4. Part III

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. Universal Bleaching Syndrome as Vaginal Pathology

      • Ronald E Hall
      Pages 85-95

    3. Maori Dual Perspective by Intragroup Transgressions

      • Ronald E Hall
      Pages 97-108

    4. Idealization of Light Skin in Guam

      • Ronald E Hall
      Pages 109-121

    5. Filipina Qualitative Verbiage

      • Ronald E Hall
      Pages 123-139

    6. The Legacy of Red-Black Cherokees

      • Ronald E Hall
      Pages 141-155

    7. Migrant Asian Assimilation via Eurogamy

      • Ronald E Hall
      Pages 157-172

    8. From Race to a New World Order

      • Ronald E Hall
      Pages 173-188
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About this book

This topical book shows that racism by skin color is much more embedded and prevalent in the modern world than racism by race. In the aftermath of globalization, humanity has experienced unprecedented levels of interaction. This book presents evidence to show that in the 21st century which is dependent on ever-expanding communication technologies, and new forms of visual media actually exacerbate historical mores of colorism in the lives of humanity, i.e.: African, Asian, Latinx, Native and European descent. ​The book discusses the historical roots and current values of idealization of light skin, skin bleaching practices, stereotypes of skin color developed through migration and cultural assimilation, and health and educational consequences of colorism. 

 

   

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Social Work, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

    Ronald E Hall

About the author

Ronald E. Hall is Professor at the School of Social Work, Michigan State University, MI. After graduating with distinction, Professor Hall’s professional career began as a clinical social worker. His professional role encompassed the practice of individual and group psychotherapy with schizophrenic and manic-depressive clients. Subsequent to numerous clinical observations, Professor Hall incorporated the notion of skin color, among people of color, as a critical dynamic of mental health. Having written his dissertation on skin color, in 1990 he testified as expert witness to America’s first skin color discrimination case between African Americans: Morrow vs. IRS. Professor Hall later devised the Bleaching Syndrome to explain discrimination among people of color and Identity Across the Lifespan as an alternative biracial identity model. His work includes over 150 (co)authored publications, interviews, and presentations on these topics, including Justice Clarence Thomas and President Barack Obama via TIME magazine and Oprah Winfrey via The Color Complex. Some of his recent titles are The Color Complex:The Mixed Race Millennium (with K. Russell and M. Wilson, New York: Random House, revised, 2013); and The Melanin Millennium: Skin Color as 21st Century International Discourse (2012, edited, New York: Springer). Professor Hall has lectured on skin color both locally and internationally including at the U.S. Congress and Oxford University. He is associated with numerous professional organizations, including the National Association of Social Workers, the National Association of Black Social Workers, the Michigan Association of Black Social Workers, and the Council on Social Work Education.

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