Observing Race and Ethnicity Through a New Lens
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    Observing Race and Ethnicity Through a New Lens

    Brief Dec-06-2022 | Gonzalez D, Lopez N, Karpman M, Furtado K, Kenney GM, McDaniel M, O'Brien,C | 1-min read
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    The Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) is an intensive academic enrichment summer program for undergraduate students from disadvantaged backgrounds and racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in medicine and dentistry. Human Capital Diversity Programs.

    A growing body of research confirms that race and ethnicity are not fixed and do not fall into neatly established categories that are universally understood the same way by everyone.

     

    The Issue

    Survey questions about race and ethnicity often mask substantial differences within groups and yield results that can make it difficult to understand and address inequities.

     

    Key Findings


     

    • Understanding racialization, the process by which society attaches racial meaning to groups of people or experiences, is crucial to understanding experiences of discrimination and how they contribute to inequities in health.

     

    • Many self-identified Asian, Black, and White adults reported that others perceive them in a way that aligns with their self-identified race.

     

    • Diversity in perceived race was most pronounced for self-identified Hispanic adults and adults who self-identified as more than one race.

     

    Conclusion

    Researchers highlight the complex relationship between self-identified race and ethnicity and how people believe others perceive their race. They reinforce the notion that race and ethnicity are not as simple to measure as people may think. Gaining a better understanding of how people are perceived as they navigate their daily lives can help policymakers and other stakeholders identify and interrupt inequities in health

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