Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: A day meeting on 7th December, 2007, followed by a drinks reception at the University of Warwick. The sociological study of health, ethnicity and racism has been emerging as a distinct field of study since the 1980s in the UK following an earlier interest in racialised identity and health outcomes in the US. A broad agreement (or at least discernible lines of disagreement), on the politics of research has emerged in the UK, together with a critical mass of good quality published qualitative and quantitative studies. The accumulation of a body of research in the US and the UK is informing international comparative work. This day meeting celebrates the publication of the 13th volume in the Sociology of Health and Illness monograph series on issues of diversity and disadvantage around health and healthcare. This volume of papers contributes to the developing field of ethnicity and health, while demonstrating that the study of diversity and discrimination contributes to the core concerns of the Sociology of Health and Illness. The day meeting will concentrate on US-UK comparative work and on identifying other areas that are key for future research development. Confirmed speakers: The science and epidemiology of racism & health in the United States: an ecosocial perspective. Professor Nancy Krieger Department of Society, Human Development, and Health Harvard School of Public Health The black diaspora and health inequalities in the US and England: does where you go and how you get there make a difference? Professor James Nazroo Department of Sociology University of Manchester Ethnicity, health and health care: understanding diversity, tackling disadvantage. Professor Waqar Ahmad Pro-vice Chancellor for Research University of Middlesex Explaining ethnic differences in early childhood health and development. Dr Yvonne Kelly Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College London This meeting is funded by the Foundation for Sociology of Health & Illness. The meeting is free to attend. Reserve your place by sending your name, address, e-mail and telephone number to Karen van Rompaey, Institute of Health, School of Health and Social Studies, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL, [email protected].
Source: Sociology of Health & Illness
Author: Nancy Krieger
Institution: Harvard University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2022865557