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Counterspaces: A Unit of Analysis for Understanding the Role of Settings in Marginalized Individuals’ Adaptive Responses to Oppression

Case, Andrew D., Hunter, Carla D.·2012·American Journal of Community Psychology
DOI 10.1007/s10464-012-9497-7
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Research and theory on the intervening variables that enable individuals who experience marginalization and oppression to achieve well‐being have historically relied on an individual level of analysis. Yet, there is a growing body of literature that highlights the roles that contexts play in facilitating processes that result in wellness among marginalized individuals. This paper proposes a conceptual framework that highlights a specific type of setting, referred to as “counterspaces,” which promotes the psychological well‐being of individuals who experience oppression. Counterspaces are theorized to enhance well‐being by challenging deficit‐oriented societal narratives concerning marginalized individuals’ identities. The conceptual frame proposed here suggests that “challenging” can occur through at least three processes: (1) narrative identity work, (2) acts of resistance, and (3) direct relational transactions. This paper articulates each of these challenging processes. Additionally, the utility of using the Counterspaces framework for thinking critically about and investigating how settings—and the transactional processes that unfold within them—are associated with the promotion of psychological wellness for various marginalized populations is discussed.

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  • Counterspaces such as AFAM that encourage authenticity, and that facilitate critical analyses of structural and interpersonal injustice can help people more adaptively negotiate the racialized labor in their lives.

    “Counterspaces such as AFAM that encourage authenticity, and that facilitate critical analyses of structural and interpersonal injustice can help people more adaptively negotiate the racialized labor in their lives (Case & Hunter, 2012;Hope et al., 2015;Solórzano et al., 2000).”

    From The Emergence of Racialized Labor and Racial Battle Fatigue in the African American Student Network (AFAM) (2020) · cites this paper as Case & Hunter, 2012

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Authors
Case, A. D., & Hunter, C. D.
Affiliations
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
Corresponding author
Case, Andrew D.
ORCID
Venue
American Journal of Community Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2012-02-29
Volume
50
Issue
1-2
Pages
257-270
ISSN
  • 0091-0562 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2770
DOI
10.1007/s10464-012-9497-7
OpenAlex
W1980398825
Cited by
298
References
75
Citations by year
2026: 35 · 2025: 30 · 2024: 44 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 35 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 6
FWCI
5.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • American Journal of Community Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Community Health and Development
Keywords
counter-spaces, marginalized individuals, oppression, psychological well-being, contextual factors, deficit narratives, conceptual framework
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Coercion, Female, Humans, Male, Personal Satisfaction, Self Concept, Social Marginalization

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