title: Employment discrimination, segregation, and health.
abstract: The author examines available evidence on the effects of exposure to joblessness on emotional well-being according to race and sex. The impact of racism on general health outcomes also is considered, particularly racism in the specific form of wage discrimination. Perceptions of racism and measured exposures to racism may be distinct triggers for adverse health outcomes. Whether the effects of racism are best evaluated on the basis of self-classification or social classification of racial identity is unclear. Some research sorts between the effects of race and socioeconomic status on health. The development of a new longitudinal database will facilitate more accurate identification of connections between racism and negative health effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599, USA. darity@unc.edu
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Darity
mesh_terms: D005006:Ethnicity / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011287:Prejudice; D011593:Psychology, Social; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012649:Self Concept; D012933:Social Identification; D012946:Social Welfare; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014478:Unemployment / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States