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Chapter 2 - A Threat to the Common Good

Racism and the Health of Black Americans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2023

Louis A. Penner
Affiliation:
Wayne State University, Michigan
John F. Dovidio
Affiliation:
Yale University, Connecticut and Diversity Science, Oregon
Nao Hagiwara
Affiliation:
University of Virginia
Brian D. Smedley
Affiliation:
Urban Institute, Washington DC
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Summary

This chapter discusses the direct effects of racial discrimination on Black Americans’ health. It begins by documenting that daily exposure to the various forms of racial discrimination is a common experience for Black people living in the United States. Encountering racial discrimination creates stress, which activates physiological stress responses – bodily systems that normally provide person with the energy needed to rapidly reduce the stress. However, the stress created by racial discrimination is usually chronic because many Black Americans repeatedly experience racial discrimination over a prolonged period of time. When the bodily systems activated by stress response remain active, it creates a harmful physical condition – allostatic overload. Allostatic overload is responsible for a host of physical illnesses, including heart diseases, diabetes, and immune disorders. It is also associated with poorer mental health, as well as alterations in epigenetics, such as premature aging. Chronic stress can also cause people to engage in behaviors that may provide short-term emotional relief from discrimination-related stress but are unhealthy, such as drug use or eating certain unhealthy “comfort” foods. In sum, prolonged exposure to racial discrimination is a chronic stressor that threatens the health of Black Americans.

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Unequal Health
Anti-Black Racism and the Threat to America's Health
, pp. 80 - 123
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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