Dyson, Simon, Atkin, Karl orcid.org/0000-0003-1070-8670, Culley, Lorraine et al. (1 more author) (2014) Critical realism, agency and sickle cell:case studies of young people with sickle cell disorder at school. ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES. pp. 2379-2398. ISSN 0141-9870
Abstract
Critical realism suggests that historical structures may operate as underlying generative mechanisms but not always be activated. This explains the near-absence of references to racism by black students with sickle cell disorder (SCD). Through case studies we show how latent mechanisms are not activated, and how social actors come to develop corporate agency. Themes discussed include: wider/historical racisms (carers' own experiences of overt racism at school); conscious actions (moving away from a school where racism was experienced); awareness of anticipatory retaliation (multiculturalism as a form of societal inoculation against accusations of racism); naming racism as an emergent strategy (when communal discussions enable multiple negative experiences to be framed and named as racism); and ‘passing’ (not ostensibly experiencing racism if one is sufficiently light-skinned). Critical realism suggests how racism may be structuring the experiences of students with SCD at school even in the absence of specific accounts by young people.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Keywords: | Sickle cell,Racism,Agency,Critical realism,Case study,Schools |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Health Sciences (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 19 Jul 2016 11:20 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 12:26 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2013.809130 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/01419870.2013.809130 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:102684 |
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