Justice and the racial dimensions of health inequalities: A view from COVID‐19
Agomoni Ganguli‐Mitra, Kaveri Qureshi, Gwenetta Curry, Nasar Meer
Abstract
In this paper, we take up the call to further examine structural injustice in health, and racial inequalities in particular. We examine the many facets of racism: structural, interpersonal and institutional as they appeared in the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, and emphasize the relevance of their systemic character. We suggest that such inequalities were entirely foreseeable, for their causal mechanisms are deeply ingrained in our social structures. It is by recognizing the conventional, un-extraordinary nature of racism within social systems that we can begin to address socially mediated health inequalities.
Topics & Concepts
RacismInjusticeInequalityCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)SociologyHealth equityPrejudice (legal term)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSocial inequalityInterpersonal communicationRelevance (law)Economic JusticeSocial psychologyCriminologyPsychologyPolitical scienceGender studiesHealth careMedicineSocial scienceVirologyLawDiseaseOutbreakMathematical analysisPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)MathematicsPublic Health Policies and EducationEmployment and Welfare StudiesObesity and Health Practices