Books & Chapters
University of Cincinnati Press
Race, Ethnicity, and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Edited by Melvin Thomas, Loren Henderson, and Hayward Derrick Horton
A collection of race and health disparities research essays examine the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19.
To understand racial disparities in COVID-19 infections and deaths, we must first understand how they are linked to racial inequality. In the United States, the material advantages afforded by whiteness lead to lower rates of infections and deaths from COVID-19 when compared to the rates among Black, Latino, and Native American populations. Most experts point to differences in population density, underlying health conditions, and proportions of essential workers as the primary determinants in the levels of COVID-19 deaths. This collection of economic, race research, and health disparities research essays examine the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 and how it disproportionately affected Black, Latino, and Native American populations in the US. The essays “provide a mix of critical examination of the progress and direction of our COVID-19 response, personal accounts of the stark difference in care and outcomes for minorities throughout the United States, and offer recommendations to create a foundation for future response and research during the critical early days.” This book fills a critical gap in understanding of COVID-19 impacts, as the editors explain in their synopsis: “To understand racial disparities in COVID-19 infections and deaths, we must first understand how they are linked to racial inequality.”
2023
Routledge Press (2022)
Trauma and Mental Health Social Work With Urban Populations: African-Centered Clinical Interventions
Edited By: Rhonda Wells-Wilbon, Anthony Estreet
Chapter 9: The Fingerprint of Trauma on Black Youth: A critical Analysis of Eurocentric Social Work Models with Adolescents and the Shift Toward the Afrocentric Paradigm Cashmere O’Neal and Loren Henderson Trauma and Mental Health Social Work addresses the social problems associated with trauma and mental health amongst African Americans in urban environments, this book uses an African-centered lens to critique the most common practice models and interventions currently employed by social workers in the field. Divided into four parts and grounded in traditional African cultural values, it argues that basic key values in a new clinical model for mental health diagnosis are: A spiritual component, Collective/group approach, Focus on wholeness, Oneness with Nature, and Emphasis on truth, justice, balance, harmony, reciprocity, righteousness, and order Being free from racism, sexism, classism, and other forms of oppression, this African-centered approach is crucial for working with people of African origin who experience daily "trauma" through adverse living conditions. This book will be key reading on any practice and direct service course at both BSW and MSW level and will be a useful supplement on clinical courses as well as those aimed at working with diverse populations and those living in urban environments.
Routledge Press (2015)
Diversity in Organization: A Critical Examination
Edited by: Cedric Herring and Loren Henderson
Diversity in Organizations argues that ensuring a diverse workforce composition has tangible benefits for organizations. Rather than relying on touchy-feely arguments, Herring and Henderson present compelling evidence that directly links diversity to the bottom line. Readers will learn: *How and why diversity is related to business performance *The impact of diversity training programs on productivity, business performance and promotions *The biggest mistakes in diversity management, and how to avoid them *What can be done to make diversity initiatives more effective and politically palatable *How to measure success in diversity initiatives in rigorous, non-technical ways to achieve desired results Presented accessibly, without shying away from the contentious aspects of diversity, the book also provides concrete advice and guidance to those who seek to implement diversity programs and initiatives in their organizations, and to make their companies more competitive. Students taking classes in diversity, human resource management, sociology of work, and organizational psychology will find this a comprehensive, helpful resource.
Diversity Solutions Press (2012)
Critical Diversity : The New Case for Inclusion and Equal Opportunity
Edited by: Cedric Herring and Loren Henderson
Critical Diversity bridges the gap between diversity research and practice. It brings the best of social science research to bear on topics that matter to practitioners who are trying to manage diversity within their organizations more effectively and profitably. This book offers a hardheaded examination of the relationship between workforce composition and the business case for diversity. After documenting that diversity pays, Critical Diversity shows why many diversity initiatives still remain unpopular among some groups. But it does not stop there. It also offers real life solutions to the political problems and angst that arise from implementing diversity initiatives. It examines the various sources of support for and opposition to diversity and equal opportunity initiatives. In particular, it answers questions about why increasing proportions of the population say that they favor diversity but appear to oppose the means and goals to achieving it. Critical Diversity identifies the tangible recruitment and retention strategies that organizations should employ (or avoid) to foster inclusive climates. It tackles the hard issues surrounding racial and ethnic diversity, gender diversity, continuing discrimination in the workplace, the link between wealth and class diversity, homophobia and heterosexism in organizations, the diversity climate on college campuses, and various sources of opposition to diversity and equal opportunity initiatives. It offers insight into emerging controversies surrounding religion, generational differences, and bias against the disabled. The Professional Edition provides non-technical guidance on measuring the return on investment (ROI) in diversity, especially in times of economic uncertainty. Critical Diversity demonstrates that not all types of diversity are created equal. It argues that we must do more than embrace diversity because it is profitable. We must also cherish diversity because its true power will be unleashed when inclusion becomes the catalyst and incubator for innovation. This book offers a compelling case for critical diversity as the ultimate rationale for inclusion.
