Things Fall Apart: Health Consequences of Mass Imprisonment for African American Women

The Review of Black Political Economy - Tập 40 Số 1 - Trang 39-52 - 2013
Hedwig Lee1, Christopher Wildeman2
1University of Washington, Department of Sociology, 211 Savery Hall, Box 353340, Seattle, WA 98195-3340, USA
2Yale University, Department of Sociology, 493 College Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USA

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In this article, we examine the possible impact of mass imprisonment on the physical health of African American women. Specifically, we focus on a variety of mechanisms through which mass imprisonment may increase the risk of having three major chronic health conditions that are risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD): hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. This approach is distinctive in that it provides a broad theoretical framework through which mass imprisonment might harm the physical health of African American women in ways separate from the pathways linking mass imprisonment to their risk of contracting infectious diseases (especially HIV and other STIs), which has been the emphasis of most research in this area. In order to draw these connections, we begin by briefly discussing what mass imprisonment is and its social consequences. We then discuss our three CVD risk factors, documenting disparities between white and African American women in these risk factors and discussing mechanisms through which mass imprisonment might contribute to these disparities. We close by discussing the data needed to test our hypotheses and suggesting some avenues for future research.

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The Review of Black Political Economy

Tập 40 Số 1

39-52

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