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Pathways between perceived discrimination and health among immigrants

Evidence from a large national panel survey in Germany

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ID12554385
AuthorsReinhard Schunck (0000-0002-8185-8919, Bielefeld University, corresponding author), Katharina Reiss (Bielefeld University), Oliver Razum (0000-0002-1244-7649, Bielefeld University)
Year2014
Volume20
Issue5
Pages493-510
Publication date2014-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnicity and Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1355-7858 • E-ISSN: 1465-3419
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13557858.2014.932756
PMID24992379
OpenAlexW2036932775
LanguageEN
Citations received50
References cited57

In spite of anti-discrimination laws, the health of immigrants in Germany is negatively affected by perceived discrimination. Differential exposure to perceived discrimination may be seen as a mechanism contributing to the emergence of health inequalities in Germany

Affect (linguistics · Geography · German · Immigration · Inequality · Mental health · Panel data · Perception · Psychiatry · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

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