Author

Tyson Brown

Professor of Sociology and Medicine at Duke University

Articles

Advancing the Scientific Study of Structural Racism, Concepts, Measures, and Methods

Introduction What exactly does the term “structural racism” mean, and how can we measure it? The authors of this article argue that although the term is sometimes misused as a rhetorical device to reference policies and institutions upholding racism abstractly, structural racism can, in fact, be rigorously and accurately measured.  Generally, the authors define structural…

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