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Racial Discrimination and Health: Exploring the Possible Protective Effects of Ethnic Density

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Ethnicity and Integration

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The work described in this chapter aims to widen the focus of research on ethnicity and health to highlight how the residential context can shape the everyday experiences and health of ethnic minority groups. Ethnic inequalities in health are well documented, with both a poorer economic position and exposure to racism leading to poorer health for several of the UK’s ethnic minority groups. However, an emerging literature suggests that ethnic density may mitigate some of these effects. Possible protective pathways that may link greater ethnic density to better ethnic minority health are explored.

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This work was supported by the United Kingdom Economic and Social Research Council (grant RES-163-25-0043). M. S. was supported by a United Kingdom National Institute for Health Research personal award. We would like to thank John D’Souza at the National Centre for Social Research for his assistance with data linkage on this project.

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Stafford, M., Bécares, L., Nazroo, J. (2010). Racial Discrimination and Health: Exploring the Possible Protective Effects of Ethnic Density. In: Stillwell, J., van Ham, M. (eds) Ethnicity and Integration. Understanding Population Trends and Processes, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9103-1_11

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