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Perceived discrimination and health: Paradigms and prospects
Author(s) -
Allen Eric
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sociology compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1751-9020
DOI - 10.1111/soc4.12720
Subject(s) - inequality , context (archaeology) , mental health , sociology , health equity , physical health , work (physics) , positive economics , criminology , political science , public relations , law and economics , social science , social psychology , psychology , law , health care , economics , geography , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis , mathematics , archaeology , engineering , psychotherapist
This article reviews recent research on the effects of perceived discrimination on subsequent mental and physical health. I argue that despite legal reforms banning discrimination since the civil rights era, discrimination persists, posing an ongoing health risk and maintaining social health inequalities. Couched within broader health trends, this covers ongoing challenges and new developments, particularly related to measurement, and promising directions. As the most commonly reported location of individual discrimination is at work, this review concludes by arguing for the significance of the workplace as a unique context ripe for further inquiry for scholars interested in health inequality.