Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Health The Added Effects of Racism and Discrimination

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dc.contributor.authorWILLIAMS, DAVID R.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:00:28Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:00:28Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.description.abstractHigher disease rates for blacks (or African Americans) compared to whites are pervasive and persistent over time, with the racial gap in mortality widening in recent years for multiple causes of death. Other racial/ethnic minority populations also have elevated disease risk for some health conditions. This paper considers the complex ways in which race and socioeconomic status (SES) combine to affect health. SES accounts for much of the observed racial disparities in health. Nonetheless, racial differences often persist even at “equivalent” levels of SES. Racism is an added burden for nondominant populations. Individual and institutional discrimination, along with the stigma of inferiority, can adversely affect health by restricting socioeconomic opportunities and mobility. Racism can also directly affect health in multiple ways. Residence in poor neighborhoods, racial bias in medical care, the stress of experiences of discrimination and the acceptance of the societal stigma of inferiority can have deleterious consequences for health.
dc.description.urihttps://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08114.x
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/msqv-yh5s
dc.identifier.citationWILLIAMS, DAVID R. (1999) Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Health The Added Effects of Racism and Discrimination. ANNALS NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, 896. pp. 173-188.
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 783
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22782
dc.subjectHealth Equity
dc.subjectStress
dc.subjectstudies
dc.subjectAfrican Americans
dc.subjectrace
dc.subjectsocioeconomic status
dc.subjectracial disparities in health
dc.subjectRacism
dc.subjectinstitutional discrimination
dc.subjectdiscrimination
dc.titleRace, Socioeconomic Status, and Health The Added Effects of Racism and Discrimination
dc.typeArticle

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