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Counterspaces: A Unit of Analysis for Understanding the Role of Settings in Marginalized Individuals’ Adaptive Responses to Oppression
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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 (Case & Hunter, 2012;Hope et al., 2015;Solórzano et al., 2000).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Case, A. D., & Hunter, C. D.
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Corresponding author
- Case, Andrew D.
- 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
- OpenAlex
- W1980398825
- Cited by
- 298
- References
- 75
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 5.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- 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 › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › 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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