Sociodemographic Variations in Self‐Reported Racism in a Community Sample of Blacks and Latino(a)s

Bibliographic Data

ID8074331
AuthorsElizabeth Brondolo (0000-0002-7110-956X, corresponding author), Danielle L Beatty, Catherine Cubbin (0000-0002-6023-4541), Melissa Pencille, Susan Saegert (0000-0003-4004-8271), Robin Wellington, Jonathan N Tobin (0000-0003-4722-539X, Clinical Directors Network), Johnathan Tobin, Andrea Cassells (0000-0001-5579-0298, Clinical Directors Network), J E Schwartz (0000-0002-8944-3566), Joseph Schwartz
Year2009
Volume39
Issue2
Pages407-429
Publication date2009-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Applied Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9029 • E-ISSN: 1559-1816
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00444.x
OpenAlexW2164243454
LanguageEN
Citations received33
References cited29

This study investigated dimensions of socioeconomic status (SES) and self‐reported racism among a convenience sample of 418 U.S.‐born, Black and Latino(a) urban‐dwelling adults. Predictors included indexes of individual and neighborhood SES. Self‐reported racism was assessed with the Perceived Ethnic Discrimination Questionnaire–Community Version. Individuals at all levels of SES report racism, but the type of exposure varies by SES. Lower levels of SES predict higher levels of lifetime exposure to race‐related stigmatization and threat/harassment, and more past‐week discrimination. In contrast, higher levels of SES predict greater workplace discrimination. The findings highlight the importance of considering the complex ways in which SES and racism, 2 contributors to racial disparities in health, overlap and diverge

Ethnic group · Harassment · Population · Race (biology · Racism · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Demography · Gender Studies · Social Psychology