African American coping patterns originated in African culture, not just reactions to racism

Evidence

Attempts to explain African Americans’ adaptation to racism have traditionally been ahistorical and culturally neutral. In contrast, the patterns of adaptations to the universal context of racism, I argue, are culturally derived from African origins and applied in a functional way to the challenges presented by this pervasive context. Over time, the adaptations to the human challenges of slavery, Jim Crow, and contemporary forms of dominative and aversive racism have molded and shaped those originating cultural patterns of behavior (Jones, 1986). — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1087 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Attempts to explain African Americans’ adaptation to racism have traditionally been ahistorical and culturally neutral. In contrast, the patterns of adaptations to the universal context of racism, I argue, are culturally derived from African origins and applied in a functional way to the challenges presented by this pervasive context. Over time, the adaptations to the human challenges of slavery, Jim Crow, and contemporary forms of dominative and aversive racism have molded and shaped those originating cultural patterns of behavior (Jones, 1986). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1087 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Five African-derived qualities (TRIOS) enable coping with racism; African American responses to racism trace to African cultural origins adapted over time — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1087; Five African-derived cultural qualities underlie adaptive coping with racism (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• African American adaptations to racism trace to African cultural origins, not just oppression responses. #corroborates (0.98) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1087
• African American responses to racism trace to African cultural origins adapted over time #corroborates (0.97) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1087