Health in the African American Community: Accounting for Health Inequalities

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dc.contributor.authorDressler, William W.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:03:27Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:03:27Z
dc.date.issued1993
dc.description.abstractAfrican Americans are at a higher risk of having a variety of health problems and have less access to health care than white Americans. This article explores these health inequalities and their explanations. Three conventional models of health inequalities—a racial-genetic model, a health behavior or lifestyle model, and a socioeconomic status model—are examined and found to be insufficient to account for observed disparities. A fourth alternative, termed a “social structural model,” is proposed. In this model, it is argued that the primary index of ethnic status, namely skin color, serves as a criterion of social class in color-conscious societies such as that of the United States. This alters social mobility processes and creates health inequalities for African Americans.
dc.description.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1525/maq.1993.7.4.02a00030
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/ia4t-xe5i
dc.identifier.citationDressler, William W. (1993) Health in the African American Community: Accounting for Health Inequalities. Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 7 (4). pp. 325-345.
dc.identifier.issn0745-5194
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 2828
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/23468
dc.subjectHealth Equity
dc.subjectAccess To Healthcare
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectAfrican Americans
dc.subjectaccess to health care
dc.subjecthealth inequalities
dc.subjectdisparities
dc.subjectsocial structural model
dc.subjectethnicity
dc.titleHealth in the African American Community: Accounting for Health Inequalities
dc.typeArticle

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