Journal article
Critical Race Theory, Afro-Pessimism, and Racial Progress Narratives
Sociology of race and ethnicity (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Vol.3(2), pp.147-158
04/2017
DOI: 10.1177/2332649217692557
Abstract
Much work in the sociology of race and ethnicity centers on an underlying narrative of racial progress. Progress narratives are typically conceptualized as a linear process of slow, yet inevitable, improvement. Drawing on Critical Race Theory and Afro-Pessimism, theoretical perspectives that emerged outside of the discipline of sociology, this paper urges a rethinking of linear progress narratives. First we elucidate the central tenets of these theoretical paradigms. We then apply them to diversity and labor market research, providing suggestions for how sociology can incorporate these perspectives.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Critical Race Theory, Afro-Pessimism, and Racial Progress Narratives
- Creators
- Victor Erik Ray - University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleAntonia Randolph - Christopher Newport UniversityMegan Underhill - University of North Carolina at AshevilleDavid Luke - University of Kentucky
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Sociology of race and ethnicity (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Vol.3(2), pp.147-158
- DOI
- 10.1177/2332649217692557
- ISSN
- 2332-6492
- eISSN
- 2332-6506
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2017
- Academic Unit
- Sociology and Criminology; African American Studies
- Record Identifier
- 9984201259102771
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