Black Deaths Matter: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Racial Disparities in Relationship Loss and Health

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Date

2018-01

Authors

Umberson, Debra

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University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center

Abstract

Department

Population Research Center

Description

Black Americans tend to die at younger ages than white Americans. Black Americans are also more likely than white Americans to experience the premature death of mothers, fathers, siblings, children, and other relatives and friends. In this brief, PRC director Debra Umberson presents a conceptual framework for how disparities in loss launch a lifelong cascade of psychological, social, behavioral, and biological consequences that undermine social connections, health, and well-being over the life course for black Americans.

Keywords

black Americans, racial disparities, relationship loss, PRC research brief

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Citation

Umberson, D. (2018). Black deaths matter: A conceptual framework for understanding racial disparities in relationship loss and health. PRC Research Brief 3(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.15781/T2K06XH6D

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http://hdl.handle.net/2152/63170

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PRC Research & Policy Brief Series