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Obstacles to interracial unity: Some psychological and spiritual insights
Author(s) -
Lepard Jenina
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of applied psychoanalytic studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.314
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1556-9187
pISSN - 1742-3341
DOI - 10.1002/aps.124
Subject(s) - prejudice (legal term) , civilization , psychology , social psychology , spiritual development , environmental ethics , sociology , epistemology , spirituality , political science , philosophy , law , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
This article examines the issue of racial prejudice in the USA, from both psychological and spiritual perspectives, drawing on psychological and social science literature as well as spiritual principles contained in scriptures from several of the world's religions. It demonstrates that while racial prejudice springs ultimately from a lack of understanding of the spiritual principle of the unity of the human family, it is exacerbated by psychological mechanisms that are demonstrated frequently in human interactions. Through conscientious efforts, individuals can learn to transcend these tendencies and work towards contributing to the establishment of a world civilization. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.