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'Racism, ethnicity, identity, and health:
UK and US comparative perspectives'
A day meeting on 7th December, 2007, followed by a drinks reception at
the University of Warwick.
The sociological study of health, ethnicity and racism has been emerging
as a distinct field of study since the 1980s in the UK following an
earlier interest in racialised identity and health outcomes in the US. A
broad agreement (or at least discernible lines of disagreement), on the
politics of research has emerged in the UK, together with a critical
mass of good quality published qualitative and quantitative studies.
The accumulation of a body of research in the US and the UK is informing
international comparative work.
This day meeting celebrates the publication of the 13th volume in the
Sociology of Health and Illness monograph series on issues of diversity
and disadvantage around health and healthcare. This volume of papers
contributes to the developing field of ethnicity and health, while
demonstrating that the study of diversity and discrimination contributes
to the core concerns of the Sociology of Health and Illness.
The day meeting will concentrate on US-UK comparative work and on
identifying other areas that are key for future research development.
Confirmed speakers:
The science and epidemiology of racism & health in the United States: an
ecosocial perspective.
Professor Nancy Krieger
Dept of Society, Human Development, and Health
Harvard School of Public Health
The black diaspora and health inequalities in the US and England: does
where you go and how you get there make a difference?
Professor James Nazroo
Department of Sociology
University of Manchester
Ethnicity, health and health care: understanding diversity, tackling
disadvantage.
Professor Waqar Ahmad
Pro-vice Chancellor for Research
University of Middlesex
Explaining ethnic differences in early childhood health and development.
Dr Yvonne Kelly
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
University College London
This meeting is funded by the Foundation for Sociology of Health &
Illness.
The meeting is free to attend. Reserve your place by sending your name,
address, e-mail and telephone number to Karen van Rompaey, Institute of
Health, School of Health and Social Studies, University of Warwick, CV4
7AL, [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
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