Intersectional Analysis

Introduction This article brings together studies across disciplines to understand the relationship between structural racism, poverty, and child health. Structural racism is defined as “differential access to societal goods, services, and opportunities by race.” The authors argue that a focus on poverty without appropriate consideration of racism has failed to address the negative health outcomes…

The authors of this study use survey responses to examine white women college students’ levels of support for race-conscious affirmative action admissions policies, their reasons for supporting or opposing such policies, and the racial attitudes that may influence their reasoning. Introduction This study seeks to understand whether white women college students in the United States…

This article reviews how passport discrimination affects Asian passport holders’ travel, economic opportunities, immigration experiences, visa processing, and social integration. Introduction This study examines how passport discrimination affects Asian individuals living in Western countries who hold passports from India, Afghanistan, China, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. Passport discrimination refers to differential treatment based on the passport a…

This study uses data from a national survey to examine the wealth distribution of white, Black, and Latinx households in the United States. The authors identify wealth disparities between white and Black households and between white and Latinx households across the entire distribution. Introduction In addition to income, wealth—defined as “the total of all assets…

This study argues that health inequalities research systematically overlooks the role that racially and socioeconomically privileged groups play in producing health disparities and documents this “diversion” across grants, datasets, published articles, and national health policy. Introduction This study examines a significant blind spot in health inequalities research: the near-total absence of scrutiny directed toward racially…

Introduction This report examines how the federal income tax system contributes to racial disparities in the United States. Although tax provisions do not reference race directly, they operate in an economic landscape shaped by deep, persistent inequity. The authors argue that the code distributes benefits in ways that reflect long-standing disparities, particularly between Black and…

Introduction This article challenges the idea that credit scores are neutral indicators of financial behavior. Credit scores are commonly used to make decisions about housing, employment, utilities, insurance, and educational opportunities, yet their widespread acceptance masks the racial and economic hierarchies these scores help sustain. Therefore, authors argue that credit scoring actually reinforces systems of…

Introduction As a front-line resource for students, academic advising plays an essential role in student success at universities and can be a determinant of success at the beginning of a student’s career. This study investigates whiteness (in the form of ideologies, behaviors, attitudes, and attributes) as a pervasive presence in academic advising that deeply disadvantages…

Introduction In the four decades since the passage of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin, many changes have occured in the American workplace. Yet, gender and racial segregation in companies persists along with professional environments that are hostile to women,…

Introduction By 2039, a majority of the U.S. workforce will identify as members of nonwhite race-based minoritized groups. Yet, despite this growing workplace diversity, these demographic shifts have not yet been reflected in the makeup of either for-profit or nonprofit boards. One study in 2013 found that across all Fortune 500 companies, board members were…