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Does racism harm health? Did child abuse exist before 1962? On explicit questions, critical science, and current controversies: an ecosocial perspective.
[child syndrome]
Research
on
racism
as
a
harmful
determinant
of
population
health
is
in
its
infancy
.
Explicitly
naming
a
long
-standing
problem
long
recognized
by
those
affected
,
this
work
has
the
potential
to
galvanize
inquiry
and
action
,
much
as
the
1962
publication
of
the
Kempe
et
al
.
scientific
article
on
the
"
battered
child
syndrome
"
dramatically
increased
attention
to
-and
prompted
new
research
on-the
myriad
consequences
of
child
abuse
,
a
known
yet
neglected
social
phenomenon
.
To
further
work
on
connections
between
racism
and
health
,
the
author
addresses
3
interrelated
issues
:
(
1
)
links
between
racism
,
biology
,
and
health
;
(
2
)
methodological
controversies
over
how
to
study
the
impact
of
racism
on
health
;
and
(
3
)
debates
over
whether
racism
or
class
underlies
racial
/
ethnic
disparities
in
health
.
