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Race, ethnicity, and racism in medical anthropology, 1977-2002.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18610812     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Researchers across the health sciences are engaged in a vigorous debate over the role that the concepts of "race" and "ethnicity" play in health research and clinical practice. Here we contribute to that debate by examining how the concepts of race, ethnicity, and racism are used in medical-anthropological research. We present a content analysis of Medical Anthropology and Medical Anthropology Quarterly, based on a systematic random sample of empirical research articles (n = 283) published in these journals from 1977 to 2002. We identify both differences and similarities in the use of race, ethnicity, and racism concepts in medical anthropology and neighboring disciplines, and we offer recommendations for ways that medical anthropologists can contribute to the broader debate over racial and ethnic inequalities in health.
Authors:
Clarence C Gravlee; Elizabeth Sweet
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Medical anthropology quarterly     Volume:  22     ISSN:  0745-5194     ISO Abbreviation:  Med Anthropol Q     Publication Date:  2008 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-07-09     Completed Date:  2008-10-08     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8405037     Medline TA:  Med Anthropol Q     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  27-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology University of Florida, FL, USA. cgravlee@ufl.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anthropology* / statistics & numerical data
Bibliometrics
Continental Population Groups* / statistics & numerical data
Ethnic Groups
Humans
Prejudice*
Research
Terminology as Topic*

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