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Applying culturalist methodologies to discern Covid‐19's impact on communities of color

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ID8108955
AuthorsCheryl Grills (Department of Psychological Science Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles California USA, corresponding author), Fiorella L Carlos Chavez (Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation Arizona State University – Downtown Phoenix Campus Phoenix Arizona USA), Anne Saw (0000-0002-3214-0345, Department of Psychology De Paul University Chicago Illinois USA), Karina L Walters (0000-0002-7946-1867, School of Social Work University of Washington Seattle Washington USA), Kathleen Burlew (0000-0001-8539-1298, Department of Psychology University of Cincinnati Cincinnati Ohio USA), Suzanne Randolph Cunningham (0000-0001-5021-2480, Technology Service Corporation (United States)), Suzanne M Randolph Cunningham (The Maya Tech Corporation Silver Spring Maryland USA), Cristalis Capielo Rosario (0000-0002-5275-7094, Department of Counseling and Counseling and Psychology Arizona State University – Tempe Tempe Arizona USA), Raynald Samoa (0000-0002-7208-8764, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Duarte California USA), Huberta Jackson-Lowman (0000-0003-2933-6192), Huberta Jackson‐Lowman (The Association of Black Psychologists, Inc. Fort Washington Maryland USA)
Year2022
Volume51
Issue6
Pages2331-2354
Publication date2022-01-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.22802
PMID35102549
OpenAlexW4210244767
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited56

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately impacted communities of color (CoC) amid increasing incidents of racial injustices and racism. In this article, we describe our culturalist methodologies for designing and implementing a multi-ethnic, interdisciplinary national needs assessment developed in partnership with CoC. Instead of a typical western-centric social science approach that typically ignores and perpetuates structural racism and settler colonialism, the research team implemented culturalist and community-partnered approaches that were further contextualized to the context of structural racism and settler colonialism. The culturalist approach yielded two sets of themes both related to the impact of the pandemic on CoC. The first set involved syndemic factors that contribute to the adverse impact of COVID-19. These include historical trauma; racism, racial stress, and discrimination; and cultural mistrust. The second set consisted of factors that potentially mitigate the impact of the COVID-19. These include cultural protective factors; community engagement; communal ethos, and data disaggregation. Our methodologies and the resulting findings encourage research praxis that uplifts the shared effects of the social determinants of health while honoring unique cultural and contextual experiences-a lesson that social science researchers largely have yet to learn

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Community Health and Development · Critical Race Theory in Education · Medicine · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Virology

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