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... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > conceptual issues in multicultural psychology > Uncle Tom syndrome
... > social science subjects > psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > conceptual issues in multicultural psychology > Uncle Tom syndrome
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > cultural concerns > Uncle Tom syndrome
... > social science subjects > psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > cultural concerns > Uncle Tom syndrome

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Uncle Tom syndrome  

Definition(s)

  • Uncle Tom syndrome is the term used to describe a ritualized, accommodating, sycophantic style of behavior in African Americans toward Caucasians. The African American acts in a docile, nonassertive manner to appear nonthreatening to European Americans. [Source: Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology; Uncle Tom Syndrome]

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