White Supremacy and Anti-Supremacy Forces in the United States: A Sociohistorical and Social-Psychological Approach
May 2024 · Frontiers in Sociology and Social Research Book 12 · Springer Nature
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This book applies the most recent research in social psychology to decisive historical events that arguably built white supremacy as a cultural force, institutional system, and dominant social character. Simultaneously, the discussion considers the progressive counter-forces that have and continue to challenge white supremacy, and how this dialectical battle has brought the United States to the polarizations of the present day. The book builds a four-part argument. First, it considers the origins of white supremacy in the United States, and how some people uphold it today. Second, it discusses personality types that find white supremacy appealing. Third, it lays out the sociohistorical patterns that promoted white supremacy, rewarded people who practiced it, and created generations of people who find meaning and comfort in racist, misogynist, and heteronormative domination. Fourth, it discusses the social counterforces that challenge white supremacy and links these to personality types as well.
Overall, the book examines how social character correlates with differing personality types, resulting in very different social movements, cultural expressions, political activities, and daily interactions.
About the author
George Lundskow is Professor of Sociology at Grand Valley State University, a four-year public university in Grand Rapids, Michigan that serves a large percentage of first-generation students. He has a PhD in sociology (1999) from the University of Kansas, and has published a number of chapters, articles, and two books on critical theory, right-wing authoritarianism, American culture, and politics. He teaches courses on social problems, religion, and social psychology.
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