Modeling the intersectionality of processes in the social production of health inequalities

ConclusionsWhether a study is descriptive or analytic, engagement with theory is essential in order to maintain the critical and transformative edge of intersectionality. Theories of population health such as fundamental causes, social production, and ecosocial theory, should be framed and applied in explicitly intersectional terms. As the field moves toward intersectional evaluations of social processes, attention should be given to all ecological levels but especially the structural/institutional level. This attention includes considering interactions between intersectional social strata and contexts and considering the roles of structural-level discrimination in shaping population health outcomes intersectionally.

Source: Social Science and Medicine - January 21, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research