Psychology must grapple with Whiteness — the social context of power and privilege unique to white participants — to achieve racial justice goals; however, psychologists are incentivized to conceal its influence.
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Remedios, J.D. Psychology must grapple with Whiteness. Nat Rev Psychol 1, 125–126 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-022-00024-4
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