SSM - Population Health,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
19, P. 101237 - 101237
Published: Sept. 1, 2022
Racial
discrimination
is
an
important
predictor
of
racial
inequities
in
mental
and
physical
health.
Scholars
have
made
progress
conceptualizing
measuring
structural
forms
racism,
yet,
little
work
has
focused
on
racism
social
contexts,
which
are
especially
relevant
for
studying
the
life
course
consequences
Using
National
Longitudinal
Study
Adolescent
to
Adult
Health,
we
take
a
biosocial,
approach
develop
two
stage-specific
indices
manifestations
school
contexts
adolescence,
sensitive
period
development.
The
first
contextual
disadvantage
index
(CDI),
captures
differences
resources
opportunities
across
schools
that
been
partly
determined
by
socio-historic
sorted
Black
students
into
more
disadvantaged
schools.
second
(SRI),
measures
between
white
within
Then,
relate
these
adolescent
depressive
symptoms.
We
find
among
both
genders,
higher
CDI
levels
associated
with
However,
twice
as
likely
be
above
median
compared
students.
also
that,
controlling
CDI,
SRI
positively
symptoms
boys
girls
only.
Finally,
interact
produce
pattern
where
likelihood
increases
increases,
but
only
low-disadvantage
These
findings
underscore
importance
multifaceted
ways
study
health
inequities.
Journal of Gerontological Social Work,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 26
Published: March 20, 2025
Despite
calls
for
promoting
equity
and
recognizing
diversity
within
age-friendly
community
(AFC)
efforts,
there
has
been
little
research
on
how
leaders
attend
to
such
considerations
in
practice.
We
iteratively
coded
data
from
qualitative
interviews
with
of
eight
AFC
initiatives
New
Jersey
(United
States
[U.S.])
conducted
across
multiple
years.
Five
themes
were
identified
regarding
areas
which
aging
emerged:
communications
the
public;
outreach
advocacy;
engagement
structures;
events
programming;
direct
services.
discuss
implications
cross-disciplinary
research,
policy,
practice
advance
U.S.
other
similar
contexts.
Sociology Compass,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
19(4)
Published: April 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
In
this
paper,
we
critique
the
concept
of
structural
racism
as
a
determinant
health,
it
is
operationalized
in
quantitative
research.
Our
review
not
defense
but
critical
examination.
From
review,
share
several
different
areas
for
methodological
innovations,
including
identifying
macro‐micro‐macro
linkages,
and
measuring
absence
racism,
versus
assuming
uniformly
present
all
social
environments.
finds
that
literature
on
is,
most
part,
“walking
backwards
into
future,”
rebranding
established
methods
measures
with
an
innovative
term
art,
without
creating
new
research
designs,
measures,
analyses.
Therefore,
offer
following
overarching
criticism:
researchers
have
yet
built
study
around
disclose
phenomenon
ways
did
previously
understand.
We
posit
unless
can
provide
clearer
more
operationalizations
concept,
measurement
phenomena,
likely
to
fade
obscurity
academic
trends
shift.
Frontiers in Public Health,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
10
Published: Nov. 22, 2022
Objective
This
study
contributes
to
the
literature
by
empirically
testing
extent
which
place-based
structural
racism
is
a
driver
of
state-level
racial
inequalities
in
COVID-19
mortality
using
theoretically-informed,
innovative
approaches.
Methods
CDC
data
are
used
measure
cumulative
death
rates
between
January
2020
and
August
2022.
The
outcome
Black-White
(B/W)
ratio
age-adjusted
rates.
We
use
2019
administrative
on
previously
validated
indicators
spanning
educational,
economic,
political,
criminal-legal
housing
identify
novel,
multi-sectoral
latent
(CFI
=
0.982,
TLI
0.968,
RMSEA
0.044).
map
B/W
as
well
order
understand
their
geographic
distribution
across
U.S.
states.
Finally,
we
regression
analyses
estimate
mortality,
net
potential
confounders.
Results
reveal
substantial
variation
racism.
Notably,
estimates
indicate
that
relationship
inequality
positive
statistically
significant
(
p
<
0.001),
both
bivariate
model
(adjusted
R
2
0.37)
covariates
0.54).
For
example,
whereas
states
with
value
standard
deviation
below
mean
have
approximately
1.12,
above
just
2.0.
Discussion
Findings
suggest
efficacious
health
equity
solutions
will
require
bold
policies
dismantle
numerous
societal
domains.
Journal of Marriage and Family,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
86(5), P. 1272 - 1304
Published: May 28, 2024
Abstract
Researchers
have
long
documented
the
impact
of
social
inequalities
on
family
life.
Most
research
has
focused
at
individual
and
levels,
extant
studies
macro‐level
conditions
primarily
examined
economic
specific
family‐focused
policies.
Yet,
an
emerging
body
largely
conceptual
suggests
that
structural
inequities
also
enormous
power
to
shape
families.
Structural
racism,
sexism,
sexual
gender
minority
oppression,
other
forms
injustice
operate
across
various
levels
(macro,
meso,
micro)
systems
(e.g.,
educational,
economic,
political,
criminal‐legal,
etc.),
influence
individuals'
environments
everyday
lives
in
ways
may
how,
when,
where
people
form
moreover,
relationship
quality,
caregiving
patterns,
child
outcomes,
aspects
consequences
these
forces
for
families
not
yet
been
thoroughly
examined.
In
this
article,
we
(1)
develop
a
framework
linking
oppression
characteristics
(2)
outline
innovative
approaches
conceptualizing
measuring
describe
how
incorporating
can
move
field
science
forward,
(3)
make
several
recommendations
regarding
best
practices
fruitful
avenues
future
research.
