Gendered measures, gendered models: toward an intersectional analysis of interpersonal racial discrimination

Harnois, Catherine E.; Ifatunji, Mosi Adesina

doi:10.1080/01419870.2010.516836

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“…Consider, for example, survey instruments that ask respondents to attribute their mistreatment to a single social status, as many social surveys do (Harnois and Ifatunji 2011). A man who perceives both age-based discrimination and race-based discrimination is encouraged in the context of this survey to acknowledge one form of discrimination over the other.…”

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Are Perceptions of Discrimination Unidimensional, Oppositional, or Intersectional? Examining the Relationship among Perceived Racial–Ethnic-, Gender-, and Age-Based Discrimination

Harnois

2014

Sociological Perspectives

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This study investigates the relationship among perceptions of racial-ethnic, age, and gender discrimination for racial-ethnic minority individuals. Three broad frameworks for understanding discrimination are described: unidimensional, oppositional, and intersectional. The strengths of each approach are assessed by analyzing data from the General Social Surveys (2002, 2006, and 2010). Findings provide no support for the oppositional framework, qualified support for the unidimensional framework, and strong support for the intersectional framework. Many racialethnic minorities perceive discrimination on the basis of only one social status. Among older respondents, however, more than half of those who perceive racial-ethnic discrimination also perceive discrimination based on age. Half of the racial-ethnic women surveyed who perceive racial-ethnic discrimination also perceive gender discrimination. Moreover, perceptions of gender-, age-, and race-based discrimination are significantly and positively correlated with one another. The results highlight the benefits of using an intersectional framework to conceptualize and analyze multiple forms of discrimination.Social science research reveals that perceptions of discrimination remain high in the contemporary United States. Ronald C. Kessler, Kristin D. Mickelson, and David R. Williams (1999) found that one-third of respondents in a nationally representative study perceived at least one "major" experience with discrimination over the course of their lives, and 61 percent of respondents perceived "day-to-day" discriminatory experiences. Forman, Williams, and Jackson (1997) found that 70 percent of African Americans report experiencing at least one discriminatory event in their lifetime, and a recent study by

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Are Perceptions of Discrimination Unidimensional, Oppositional, or Intersectional? Examining the Relationship among Perceived Racial–Ethnic-, Gender-, and Age-Based Discrimination

Harnois

2014

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“…Men were also not included in the study; considering that Romani men and women may face unique stereotypes and forms of social exclusion; future research should include men as well. Additionally, items measuring perceived discrimination which capture the intersectional experience of being both Roma and female, such as treatment due to stereotypes specific to ''Gypsy'' women, could be developed (Harnois and Ifatunji 2011). All of these aspects of discrimination should be considered in future research on how discrimination toward Roma influences their health.…”

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Discrimination and Romani health: a validation study of discrimination scales among Romani women in Macedonia and Serbia

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Stojanovski

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Int J Public Health

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“…Importantly, an intercategorical approach recognizes the "complexity of relationships among multiple social groups within and across analytical categories," and advocates for a method that is systematically comparative (McCall 2005(McCall :1786. As such, we examine self-rated health reports across all categories of intersection to fully consider and compare intersecting hierarchies of gender and sexuality (Harnois and Ifatunji 2011). And even though early work on intersectionality focused on the experiences and well-being of groups who held multiple disadvantaged statuses, it is also the case that some groups hold both disadvantaged and privileged identities (e.g., heterosexual women), indicating that the comparative nature of an intercategorical analysis also offers an important opportunity to evaluate the health status of persons who simultaneously experience social positions that are both privileged and marginalized (Bauer 2014;Bowleg 2012;Cole 2009).…”

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A New Piece of the Puzzle: Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Physical Health Status

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Although research has long documented the relevance of gender for health, studies that simultaneously incorporate the relevance of disparate sexual orientation groups are sparse. We address these shortcomings by applying an intersectional perspective to evaluate how sexual orientation and gender intersect to pattern self-rated health status among U.S. adults. Our project aggregated probability samples from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) across seven U.S. states between 2005 and 2010, resulting in an analytic sample of 10,128 sexual minority (gay, lesbian, and bisexual) and 405,145 heterosexual adults. Logistic regression models and corresponding predicted probabilities examined how poor self-rated health differed across sexual orientation-by-gender groups, before and after adjustment for established health risk factors. Results reveal distinct patterns among sexual minorities. Initially, bisexual men and women reported the highest--and gay and lesbian adults reported the lowest--rates of poor self-rated health, with heterosexuals in between. Distinct socioeconomic status profiles accounted for large portions of these differences. Furthermore, in baseline and fully adjusted regression models, only among heterosexuals did women report significantly different health from men. Importantly, the findings highlight elevated rates of poor health experienced by bisexual men and women, which are partially attributable to their heightened economic, behavioral, and social disadvantages relative to other groups.

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Gendered measures, gendered models: toward an intersectional analysis of interpersonal racial discrimination

Cited by 71 publications

References 22 publications

Are Perceptions of Discrimination Unidimensional, Oppositional, or Intersectional? Examining the Relationship among Perceived Racial–Ethnic-, Gender-, and Age-Based Discrimination

Are Perceptions of Discrimination Unidimensional, Oppositional, or Intersectional? Examining the Relationship among Perceived Racial–Ethnic-, Gender-, and Age-Based Discrimination

Discrimination and Romani health: a validation study of discrimination scales among Romani women in Macedonia and Serbia

A New Piece of the Puzzle: Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Physical Health Status

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