Racial Disparities in Mental Health: A Data-Driven Learning Guide

Bibliography

The references presented here represent resources that might be useful to instructors and students wishing to further explore this topic. All were chosen because they relate to the topic of study, whether or not they use the specific dataset that was used in this exercise. Some relate directly to the concepts as defined by the exercise, others explore the topic more broadly either conceptually or empirically. Most can be found in the ICPSR bibliography, though some outside sources were added if they were particularly relevant.

Aneshensel, C. S., Rutter, C. M., Lanchenbruch, P. A. (1991). Social structure, stress, and mental health: Competing conceptual and analytic models. American Sociological Review. 56, 166-178.

Beauboeuf-Lafontant, T. (2007). You have to show strength" An exploration of gender, race, and depression. Gender and Society. 21, 28-51.

Brown, T. N. (2003). Critical race theory speaks to the sociology of mental health: Mental health problems produced by racial stratification. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 44, 292-301.

George, L. K., and Lynch, S. M. (2003). Race differences in depressive symptoms: A dynamic perspective on stress exposure and vulnerability. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 44, 353-369.

Jackson, J. S., Williams, D., Torres, M. (1997). Perceptions of discrimination: The stress process and physical and psychological health. Washington, DC: National Institute of Mental Health.

Kessler, R. C. (1999). The prevalence, distribution, and mental health correlates of perceived discrimination in the United States. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 40, 208.

Kessler, R. C., and Neighbors, H. W. (1986). A new perspective on the relationships among race, social class, and psychological distress. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 27, 107-115.

McLeod, J. D., and Shanaham, M. J. (1993). Poverty, parenting, and children's mental health. American Sociological Review. 58, 351-366.

Mossakowski, Krysia N. (2003). Coping with perceived discrimination: Does ethnic identity protect mental health? Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 44, 318-331.

Rosenfield, S., Phillips, J., and White, H. (2006). Gender, race, and the self in mental health and crime. Social Problems. 53, 161-185

Schulz, A., Israel, B., Williams, D., Parker, E., Becker, A., and James, S. (2000). Social inequalities, stressors and self reported health status among African American and white women in the Detroit metropolitan area. Social Science and Medicine. 51, 1639-1653.

Schulz, A., Williams, D., Israel, B., Becker, A., Parker, E., James, S., and Jackson, J. S. (2000). Unfair treatment, neighborhood effects, and mental health in the Detroit metropolitan area. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 41, 314-332

Taylor, J., and Turner, R. J. (2002). Perceived discrimination, social stress, and depression in the transition to adulthood: Racial contrasts. Social Psychology Quarterly. 65, 213-225.

Turner, R. J., Wheaton, B., and Lloyd, D. A. (1995). The epidemiology of social stress. American Sociological Review. 60, 104-125.

Ulbrich, P. M., Warheit, G. J., and Zimmerman, R. S. (1989). Race, socioeconomic status, and psychological distress: An examination of differential vulnerability. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 30, 131-146.

Vega, W. A., and Rumbau, R. G. (1991). Ethnic-minorities and mental-health. Annual Review of Sociology. 17, 351-383.

Williams, D. R., Spencer, M. S., and Jackson, J. S. (1999). Race, stress, and physical health. In R. J. Contrada and R. D. Ashmore (Eds.) Self, social identity, and physical health. Rutgers series on self and social identity. (pp. 71-100). New York: Oxford University Press.

Williams, D., Yu, Y., and Jackson, J. S. (1997). Racial differences in physical and mental health: Socioeconomic status, stress, and discrimination. Journal of Health Psychology. 2, 335-351.

Williams, D. R., Yu, Y., and Jackson, J. S. (1998). Discrimination, race, and health. In Proceedings of the public health conference on records and statistics and data user's conference. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.

Wu, Z., Noh, S., Kaspar, V., and Schimmele, C. M. (2003). Race, ethnicity, and depression in Canadian society. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 44, 426-441.

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