Racial and Gender Discrimination in the Stress Process: Implications for African American Women's Health and Well-Being

• DOI: 10.1525/sop.2012.56.1.25
• Publication Date: 2019-01-24T16:37:27Z
• Authors: Brea L. Perry; Kathi L. H. Harp; Carrie B. Oser
• Keywords: Stressor; Disadvantaged; Intersectionality; Vulnerability; Social Stress

In recent decades, sociologists have increasingly adopted an intersectionality framework to explore and explain the complex interconnected nature of inequalities in areas race, class, gender. Using inclusion-centered approach a sample 204 low-socioeconomic-status (SES) African American women, authors theorize role racial gender discrimination stress process. Analyses examine relationships between social stressors (racial discrimination) individual occurring each six distinct contexts. Furthermore, evaluate effects as compared on three indicators mental health well-being. Findings suggest that increases risk for poor low well-being, working both directly indirectly through increased vulnerability stressors. This research demonstrates value more comprehensive study influence low-SES women other multiply disadvantaged groups.