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THE DYNAMICS OF RACE AND IDENTITY: A FOCUS ON AFRO-LATINX MENTAL WELLNESS IN THE U.S.

Jennifer Malone
Published 31 January 2025
Vol. 12, No. 1 (2024)
pp. 9-21
CC BY 4.0
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    Jennifer Malone
    Social Work Department, Associate Professor, California State University Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge California United States
    US

This study addresses the critical gap in literature regarding the racial identity experiences and mental American countries, while the U.S. employs labels that categorize Latinx individuals as " wellness of Afro-Latinx individuals in the United States. While intra-cultural recognition can offer some relief from adverse experiences, it doesn't fully counteract the societal dismissal of one's racial identity and its impact on self-perception and overall mental health. The Latinx community is diverse, often identifying based on nationality rather than race in Latin Latinos," "brown people," or "Hispanics." To exacerbate this, Latinos are subjected to additional labels, including Afro-Latinx. This term applies to individuals with African ancestry or a mix of African and mestizo heritages

JournalApplied Psychology, Sociology, and Social Policy Journal
ISSN2998-8411
Volume / IssueVol. 12, No. 1 (2024)
Pages9-21
Published31 January 2025
DOI10.5281/zenodo.14777503
Access Open Access
LicenseCC BY 4.0 — reuse with attribution
PublisherKeith Publications
Malone, J. (2025). THE DYNAMICS OF RACE AND IDENTITY: A FOCUS ON AFRO-LATINX MENTAL WELLNESS IN THE U.S.. Applied Psychology, Sociology, and Social Policy Journal, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 9-21. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14777503

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