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Challenging Colorblindness and Future Directions

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In Chapter 10, research and perspectives relating to challenging the colorblind ideology are explored. Education regarding the extent of ongoing racial inequality is crucial, but may backfire if not framed by discussions of underlying factors such as the lingering effect of historical racial oppression, and modern forms of racism such as implicit bias and structural bias. Various non-rhetorical techniques are proposed, and related-research is summarized. The chapter suggests a series of future topics for researchers to consider.

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Mazzocco, P.J. (2017). Challenging Colorblindness and Future Directions. In: The Psychology of Racial Colorblindness. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59302-3_10

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