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Ethnicity: not a black and white issue. A research note
Author(s) -
Bradby Hannah
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
sociology of health and illness
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1467-9566
pISSN - 0141-9889
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9566.ep10933332
Subject(s) - ethnic group , racism , terminology , sociology , race (biology) , gender studies , white (mutation) , race and health , psychometrics of racism , health equity , political science , anthropology , health care , linguistics , law , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
The dangers of using ‘race’ as an analytical concept in the sociology of health and illness are outlined, before examining how the terms ‘racism’, ‘racialisation’ and ‘ethnicity’ can be defined in order to distinguish between ethnic minorities, ethnic majorities and racialised minorities in contemporary Britain. It is argued that by using this terminology the implications for health differences between ethnic groups of racism, of cultural practices and of biological factors can be specified.