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Empowering the silent ranks: Introduction
Author(s) -
Serrano-García Irma,
Bond Meg A.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1007/bf02506888
Subject(s) - silence , resistance (ecology) , health psychology , power (physics) , diversity (politics) , reading (process) , sociology , hum , point (geometry) , sound (geography) , social psychology , psychology , media studies , public relations , aesthetics , history , public health , political science , medicine , law , anthropology , art history , physics , nursing , performance art , mathematics , geometry , geomorphology , geology , philosophy , ecology , biology , quantum mechanics
Conclusion In conclusion, with this Special Issue we have tried to point out the complexities of diversity and the challenges it poses for community psychology. The groups we present are only an example of the many that suffer similar plights and enjoy similar strengths. The richness of their cultural backgrounds, the learnings that stem from their struggles, their sameness and uniqueness should challenge us to collaborate with them and to unearth other groups which did not have an opportunity to present their histories in this issue. Silence, as previously stated, can be a clear “voice” of resistance. However, it is our contention that in the long run, it is not the best strategy to achieve change in oppressive power relationships. Our reading of the articles in this issue, strengthens this belief. Thus, this publication provides a vehicle so that the distant humming of some groups starts resonating in our halls, while the voice of others that has already been heard is amplified. Eventually we hope that the thunderous and deafening sound of all these previously unheard voices, can move community psychology, and those of us within it, into a harmonious world of sound.