Class at the Intersection of Race and Gender: A 15-Year Content Analysis

Consistent with psychology’s call to action for an inclusive and intentional focus on social class, we conducted a content analysis examining class variables relative to race and gender variables in articles over a 15-year period in The Counseling Psychologist and the Journal of Counseling Psycholog...

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Published in:The Counseling psychologist 2015-08, Vol.43 (6), p.794-821
Main Authors: Reimers, Faye A., Stabb, Sally D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Content analysis
Counseling Psychology
Gender
Psychology
Race
Resistance (Psychology)
Social Class
Variables
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Summary:Consistent with psychology’s call to action for an inclusive and intentional focus on social class, we conducted a content analysis examining class variables relative to race and gender variables in articles over a 15-year period in The Counseling Psychologist and the Journal of Counseling Psychology. Articles were classified by degree of inclusion of these variables, resulting in three categories: mentioned, integrated, and primary. Despite the recent trend toward class inclusion, only 560 of 1,440 studies (39%) included all three variables at any level. Articles where all variables were “Primary” comprised only 1.9% (n = 28) of the articles we reviewed. Using a qualitative content analysis and intersectionality lens, only 15 of the 28 studies thoroughly integrated class, race, and gender variables. Results highlight a recent, significant increase in attention to class issues, as well as the continued need to place class analysis on par with other important diversity variables. Implications are discussed.
ISSN:0011-0000
1552-3861
DOI:10.1177/0011000015586267