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Aisle
Post-colonization
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
Author
Dr. Joy Degruy
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Genre
Anthropology, Colonization, History, Biopolitics, Trauma, Gender, Sexuality, Medicine, Behavioral Science
Theme
Explains the etiology of many of the adaptive survival behaviors in African American communities
Gist
The experience of slavery in the United States and the continued discrimination and oppression endured by African Americans creates intergenerational psychological trauma, leading to a psychological and behavioral syndrome common among present-day African Americans, manifesting as a lack of self-esteem, persistent feelings of anger, and internalized racist beliefs.
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