Potential Ethnic Inequalities

There may also be ethnic inequalities in regard to this social change movement. For instance, one focus of this movement is to educate the public on its importance and if people are not open to the education or are not able to access the educational opportunities, then there could be inequalities. According to Psychologists for Social Responsibilities (2014), there are racial inequalities between whites and other groups, such as African-Americans and Latinos, in regard to education. Without the equality within the education system, the message may not be reached by as large of a population. Also, racism can be a motivator behind bullying and this could make certain races feel targeted, which could lead to negative feelings (Rosenthal, Earnshaw, Carroll-Scott, Henderson, Peters, McCaslin, & Lckovics, 2015). The psychological wellbeing of this population experiencing inequality may be impacted in a negative manner because they may feel that they are intentionally being excluded.

My concerns with racial inequality for the anti-bullying movement include that some races may feel targeted when the topic of racist bullying is mentioned. I am less concerned with education inequalities since I plan to educate outside of schools, such as within the communities. However, the topic of potential racism can cause people to feel targeted when specific races are named as perpetrators. To help eliminate this racial inequality, I plan to discuss and educate how bullying affects people as a whole, rather than focusing on specific races as perpetrators or victims. Also, I intend to educate on the effects of racism and how it can lead to bullying, which can aide better social interactions between races. With his in mind, the role of psychology can also impact historical biases and oppression of targeted populations. For example, education is such an important factor in regard to social change, so with the help of educating the population and providing them with emotions that can build a connection, social change can occur (Yob & Brewer, 2015). Using the psychological aspects can benefit the oppression of others greatly by helping others identify with each population.

References

Psychologists for Social Responsibility. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.psysr.org/

Rosenthal, L., Earnshaw, V. A., Carroll-Scott, A., Henderson, K. E., Peters, S. M., McCaslin, C., & Ickovics, J. R. (2015). Weight-and race-based bullying: Health associations among urban adolescents. Journal of health psychology, 20(4), 401-412.