Diversions
How the Underrepresentation of Research on Advantaged Groups Leaves Explanations for Health Inequalities Incomplete
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2316787 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bruce G Link (0000-0001-9980-7450, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA, corresponding author), San Juanita García (0000-0002-3540-6882, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 334-349 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health and Social Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1465 • E-ISSN: 2150-6000 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00221465211028152 |
| PMID | 34355597 |
| OpenAlex | W3190544387 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 55 |
We identify a gap in health inequalities research that sociologists are particularly well situated to fill-an underrepresentation of research on the role advantaged groups play in creating inequalities. We name the process that creates the imbalance health-inequality diversions. We gathered evidence from awarded grants (349), major health-related data sets (7), research articles (324), and Healthy People policy recommendations. We assess whether the inequality-generating actions of advantaged groups are considered either directly by capturing their behaviors or indirectly by asking disadvantaged people about discrimination or exploitation from advantaged groups. We further assess whether there is a tendency to locate the problem in the person or group experiencing health inequalities. We find that diversions are prevalent across all steps of the research process. The diversion concept suggests new lines of sociological research to understand why diversions occur and how gaps in evidence concerning the role of the advantaged might be filled
Demographic economics · Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Health equity · Inequality · Process (computing) · Situated · Sociology · Health disparities and outcomes · Obesity and Health Practices · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |