Miller, Denise A ORCID: 0000-0001-9947-0616 , Brown, Charmaine ORCID: 0000-0002-6471-9706 and Essex, Ryan ORCID: 0000-0003-3497-3137 (2023) The psychosocial costs of racism to White staff members of an ethnically diverse, post-92 university: SHIFT Conference. In: SHIFT 2024: 'Inclusive Higher Education: Myths and Realities', 10th - 11th Jan 2024, University of Greenwich and online.

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Abstract

Research examining institutional racism in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is invariably based on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people’s perspectives, thus overlooking the significance of non-BAME people’s experiences and viewpoints. To address this gap in the literature, the researchers utilized Kivel’s (1996) Psychosocial Costs of Racism to Whites (PCRW) framework, as a means to investigate and understand the issue of institutionalized racism in an ethnically diverse, post-92 university in the UK. Data were collected from White university employees, via semistructured individual interviews, and were analysed using Reflexive Thematic Analysis. The findings revealed how participants were aware of incidences of institutional racism within their HEI, they understood the privileges that came with the colour of their skin (that were not afforded to their BAME colleagues) and as a result, they invariably experienced significant psychosocial costs, including anxiety, anger, embarrassment, and fear. This is the first study to examine the problem of institutional racism as viewed through the lens of White university employees. The findings of the study present an opportunity for strategic development linked to United Nations (2015) Sustainable Development Goals. Specifically, Goal 2 focuses on promoting good health and well-being, and Goal 8 focuses on promoting decent work and economic growth.

Item Type:	Conference or Conference Paper (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	psychosocial costs racism; White staff members; ethnically diverse; post-92 university
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > L Education (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Inequalities Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
Last Modified:	19 Feb 2024 11:29
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/45196

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