Racism and Human Development

1.Opening Chapter.- 2.Race and Gender Relations in Developmental Psychology.- 3."It is repulsive: there is swearing because of the color of the skin and hair": Experiences, Psychosocial Effects and Confronting racism by children and adolescents in a capital in northeastern Brazil.- 4.Emotion Socialization and Developmental Outcomes in Black Children: Relations with Ethnic-racial Socialization.- 5.Violence, structural racism and their relation to health outcomes of black Brazilian youth.- 6.Racism in the Family and Constitution of the Subject.- 7.Structural racism and the transition to adulthood of black and white Brazilians.- 8.The Relationship between Racism and the Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Black People.- 9.The cost of looking different: Racism, mental health and human development of migrants of African descent.- 10.Character, Diversity Values and Civic Engagement among Norwegian Youth.- 11.Racism and stressful events among black elderly people.- 12.Intersectionalities and Old Age: ageism in the crossroads of race, gender and age.

Luciana Dutra-Thomé is a Professor at the Psychology Department of the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil. She holds a PhD in in Psychology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and is Co-Chair of the Latin America Topic Network of Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood. Her main research topics are transition to adulthood; emerging adulthood; Youth and Work; Action Theory; Positive Youth Development; Meaning of life and work

Dóris Firmino Rabelo is a Professor at the Health Sciences Center of the Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB), Brazil, at the Graduate Program in Psychology at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil, and at the Professional Master's in Family Health - ProfSaúde/UFRB. She is a psychologist with a Master's degree in in Gerontology and a PhD in Education. Her main research area is Psychology of Aging.

Dandara Ramos is a Professor at the Collective Health Institute of Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, a Master's degree in Social Psychology and a PhD in Epidemiology, all from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Brazil. She's an associate researcher at the Center for Data Integration and Health Knowledge (CIDACS- Fiocruz Bahia) and at the research group Social Interaction and Development (UERJ). Her main research topics are social epidemiology, evolutionary developmental psychology and methodological advances in health research.


Emanuelle Freitas Góes is currently enrolled as a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Data Integration and Health Knowledge (CIDACS- Fiocruz Bahia). She holds a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Nursing and a Phd in Public Health from the Institute of Collective Health at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil. She's an associate researcher at the Studies program in Gender and Health (MUSA-ISC/UFBA) and at the Studies program in