Prior to the advent of multiculturalism, mainstream psychology mirrored the Euro-American culture. In contrast, multiculturalism acts as a prism that reveals the diversity in the human condition. Since most empirical research is still conducted on Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic populations, we need to construct a representative map of the human psychological and behavioral phenome. To work toward this goal, multicultural psychologists go beyond personal transformation and openness to the other. They question power relations, oppose oppressive systems, address psychology's fallacy of neutrality, and engage in social justice action. Specifically, multicultural psychologists work to restore the humanity of both the oppressed and the oppressor. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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多元文化主义：心理学的范式力量。


在多元文化主义出现之前，主流心理学反映了欧美文化。相比之下，多元文化主义就像一面棱镜，揭示了人类状况的多样性。由于大多数实证研究仍然针对西方、受过教育、工业化、富裕和民主的人群进行，因此我们需要构建人类心理和行为现象的代表性地图。为了实现这一目标，多元文化心理学家超越了个人转变和对他人的开放。他们质疑权力关系，反对压迫制度，解决心理学的中立谬误，并参与社会正义行动。具体来说，多元文化心理学家致力于恢复被压迫者和压迫者的人性。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。