Racism is killing all of us, even the racists [View all]

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Racism is killing all of us, even the racists

by Vann R. Newkirk II at the Daily Kos

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/1/14/1469875/-Racism-is-killing-all-of-us-even-the-racists

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Racial prejudice affects community health significantly even after controlling for individual- and community-level socioeconomic status, such as poverty, level of education, and racial composition,” study author YeonJin Lee of the University of Pennsylvania, told Healthline.

The study doesn’t prove that racial prejudice causes premature death. But researchers suggest that racism can weaken a community’s social resources or social capital. For example, racial tensions may limit a community’s ability to come together and advocate for policies and services that promote health.

“Low levels of prejudice are associated with greater trust and diminished threat at the neighborhood level,” Lee said, “[while] high levels of prejudice likely discourage residents from developing social capital with their neighbors, given reduced levels of trust and mutual reciprocity.

Social capital, defined as the degree to which community decisions are marked by reciprocity and increase in the common good, has been found to be a key factor in public health and mortality. Income inequality also degrades social capital, and through this mechanism it degrades health independently of income itself.



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