Journal article
Social inequalities, stressors and self reported health status among African American and white women in the Detroit metropolitan area
Social science & medicine (1982), Vol.51(11), pp.1639-1653
2000
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00084-8
PMID: 11072884
Abstract
This article examines the cumulative effects of multiple stressors on women’s health, by race and area of residence. Specifically, we examine socioeconomic status, experiences of unfair treatment and acute life events by race and residential location, and their cumulative effects on the health status of African American and white women living within the city of Detroit and in the surrounding metropolitan area. African American women, regardless of whether they live inside or outside the city, report more frequent encounters with everyday unfair treatment than white women. African American women who live in the city report a greater number of acute life events than white women who live outside the city. Regression analyses used to examine the cumulative effects of exposure to these stressors by race and area of residence show that: (1) socioeconomic status, everyday experiences with unfair treatment and acute life events each make a significant contribution to differences in health status; and (2) the contribution of each of these variables to explaining variations in health status varies by area of residence. We suggest that differences in socioeconomic status, exposure to unfair treatment or discrimination and experiences of acute life events make significant contributions to racial differences in women’s health status.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Social inequalities, stressors and self reported health status among African American and white women in the Detroit metropolitan area
- Creators
- A Schulz - Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USAB Israel - Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USAD Williams - Sociology and the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USAE Parker - Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USAA Becker - Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University Medical Center, USAS James - Epidemiology & Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Social science & medicine (1982), Vol.51(11), pp.1639-1653
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00084-8
- PMID
- 11072884
- NLM abbreviation
- Soc Sci Med
- ISSN
- 0277-9536
- eISSN
- 1873-5347
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2000
- Academic Unit
- Public Health Administration; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive); Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984214815702771
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