Thistextoffersacompendiumofknowledgeandperspectivesfromleadingresearchersdedicatedtoexaminingvariousformsofracismandtheirdistinctionsandimpactonracialgroups.Eachchapterpromotesbothevidenceandpractice-basedresearchthatcultivatesimprovementsinthedailylivesofpeopleaffectedbyracism.Thetextalsoadvocatesforthefacilitationofsystemicchangeontheindividual,organizational,community,andgreatersocietallevels.Withthisadvocacyperspective,theauthorsaimtoadvancecommunityempowermentandadvocacytoaddressandeliminatebothracismandwhitesupremacy.Theauthorsidentifythelinkbetweenracismandsocialdeterminantsofbothphysical/mentalhealthandsocialwell-beingaimingtofosterdevelopmentofananti-racistsocialworkframeworkthatpromotesaccesstoresourcesandopportunitiesthatencompasstransdisciplinarycollaborationamongtheworkforce.Fromahistoricalperspective,thebookalsoexaminesthelinkbetweenhistoricalracialoppressionanditscontemporaryeffectsandcounterpartswithinracializedeconomicinjustice.Insum,theauthorscollectivelypromotebothteachingandlearningwithinsocialworkeducationprogramsthatplaceemphasisonexaminingstructuralinequalitiesandwhiteprivilege-aswellastheimpactsonindividualandgroupoutcomes.Tocombatthis,thetextcallsuponallsocialworkerstodevelopapolicyagendaforeliminatingracismandwhitesupremacyattheinstitutionalandorganizationallevelwherestructuralracismisrampant,evident,andcausesthemostdamageamongmarginalizedgroups.
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