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  • Genre:social science
  • Sub-genre:Discrimination
  • Language:English
  • Pages:92
  • eBook ISBN:9781098382957
  • Paperback ISBN:9781098382940

The Tool Kit for Spreading Eracism (End Racism) Like a Virus

By Kenneth Sakauye M.D.

Overview

Think about Racism and Eracism (End Racism) acting like viruses that spread geometrically through direct human contact.  Racism is a destructive pathogen while Eracism is a probiotic (beneficial virus) that fosters tolerance and understanding and can bring immunity to Racism.  COVID led to almost half a million deaths in the U.S. alone in 2021 because it was allowed to spread by discouraging vaccines and avoiding personal protective equipment (PPE).  COVID was predicted to be as deadly as the Spanish Flu in 1918 which wiped out 1/3 of the global population.  The Covid pandemic only had a 1.2% mortality rate (120/100,000), which is still 7x higher than the definition of an epidemic, because health care was better than 100 years ago.  This book provides four techniques used in mental health to deal with the "difficult patient" that can slow and possibly reverse the viral spread of racism, but requires you to be the infectious vector (spreader) of the good virus.  

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Description

This book describes four techniques that anyone can learn to spread Eracism, and more generally, bring emotional homeostasis.  First, allow contagion by discouraging personal protective equipment (don’t make the other person defensive).  Second, gain the trust of the other person using The Trust Equation, which describes factors for being a trusted advisor.  Third, use a technique called motivational interviewing to help the other person want to change.  Finally, use mindfulness meditation for yourself so you can control your temper and frustration.  You must stop fighting the current situation and focus on interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance to spread Eracism. 

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About The Author

Dr. Kenneth Sakauye, an award winning nationally recognized psychiatrist of color, takes his lifelong expertise in culture and race, personal learning, and experiences to give you the tools to feel more confident in talking about race with someone who does not think like you.
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Rita
Promotes Human Diversity and Social Justice The Tool Kit for Spreading Eracism [End Racism] Like a Virus (2021) is a powerful and impactful book. Within its 83 written pages, the book by psychiatrist Dr. Kenneth Sakauye exposes racism for what it is and then identifies what each of us can do to be a part of the solution (not a part of the problem). Like the COVID-19 virus, racism spreads, mutates, and exacerbates public health exigencies worldwide. Attention and efforts are needed to weaken and diminish the “viruses”. This current issue-oriented book is well-written and easy-to-read. It grabs and maintains the reader’s attention (cover-to-cover), as it provides the “tools” or solutions to thorny issues (such as elements behind the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol uprising) and dynamics of racism (identified in Black Lives Matter Movement) and suggests applications to other worldly conflicts. Content in Sakauye’s book is a culmination of his half a century of interdisciplinary work spanning medicine, psychiatry, psychology, neuroscience, sociology, history, economics, law, anthropology, business, political science, computer science, and more. The depth and breadth of his knowledge and experiences are obvious throughout this book. The book leads the reader to think deeply, reconsider assumptions and beliefs, and engage mindfulness in all aspects of our lives. Throughout, it promotes human diversity and social justice. Rita Takahashi, Ph.D., MSW, MPIA Professor Emerita, San Francisco State University School of Social Work Read more
James
A Scholarly and Practical Toolkit for Spreading ERACISM In Spreading Eracism Like a Virus, Dr. Sakauye tackles one of the most destructive forces in society, the problem of racial prejudice. Drawing upon a far-ranging knowledge of medicine, neurobiology, social psychology, computer science, business, and history, he has formulated a fresh and credible person-centered approach to countering racist beliefs and emotions. His proposed tool kit for ending racism offers not only a map for addressing implicit and explicit racist biases but, more generally, for living a more empathic and mindful life. James M. Ellison MD MPH Read more