"Leading scholars examine the felt experience of being the target of racism, with a focus on mental and physical health as the result of particular racist encounters as well as across the lifespan in addition to group contexts such as education and the workforce. Authors examine the subtle but persistent links between everyday microagressions and historical racial trauma, and offer practical tools to assess and measure perceived racial discrimination. They describe compelling new interventions for individuals and communities, and offer social policy prescriptions to promote healing and help dismantle institutional discrimination."--Provided by publisher.

Introduction --Theoretical and methodological foundations -- Context and costs -- Interventions and future directions -- Racial trauma recovery : a race-informed therapeutic approach to racial wounds / -- Critical race, psychology and social policy : refusing damage, cataloguing oppression, and documenting desire / -- Educational interventions for reducing racism / -- Toward a relevant psychology of prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination : linking science and practice to develop interventions that work in community settings / Ignacio D. Acevedo-Polakovich, Kara L. Beck, Erin Hawks, and Sarah E. Ogdie. A Theoretical Overview of the Impact of Racism on People of Color -- Applying Intersectionality Theory to Research on Perceived Racism --Improving the Measurement of Self-Reported Racial Discrimination: Challenges and Opportunities --Moderators and Mediators of the Experience of Perceived Racism -- Racism and Mental Health: Examining the Link Between Racism and Depression From a Social Cognitive Perspective -- Racism and Behavioral Outcomes Over the Life Course -- Racism and Physical Health Disparities --The Impact of Racism on Education and the Educational Experiences of Students of Color -- The Costs of Racism on Workforce Entry and Work Adjustment -- The Impact of Racism on Communities of Color: Historical Contexts and Contemporary Issues -- Racial Trauma Recovery: A Race-Informed Therapeutic Approach to Racial Wounds --Critical Race, Psychology, and Social Policy: Refusing Damage, Cataloging Oppression, and Documenting Desire -- Education Interventions for Reducing Racism -- Toward a Relevant Psychology of Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination: Linking Science and Practice to Develop Interventions That Work in Community Settings.