A Matter of Time: Racialized Time and the Production of Health Disparities.
J Health Soc Behav
; 65(1): 126-140, 2024 Mar.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37377057
ABSTRACT
An expansive and methodologically varied literature designed to investigate racial disparities in health now exists. Empirical evidence points to an overlapping, complex web of social conditions that accelerate the pace of aging and erodes long-term health outcomes among people of color, especially Black Americans. However, a social exposure-or lack thereof-that is rarely mentioned is time use. The current paper was specifically designed to address this shortcoming. First, we draw on extant research to illustrate how and why time is a critical source of racial disparities in health. Second, we employ fundamental causes theory to explain the specific mechanisms through which the differential distribution of time across race is likely to give rise to unequal health outcomes. Finally, we introduce a novel conceptual framework that identifies and distinguishes between four distinct forms of time use likely to play an outsized role in contributing to racial disparities in health.
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Health Status Disparities
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Race Factors
Aspects:
Equity_inequality
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Health Soc Behav
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
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