Abstract
Abstract
The research tells us that Black people’s pain is perceived, diagnosed, and treated differently than White people’s pain; Black people’s pain is dismissed and diminished, and they are not treated with compassion and concern. Using narratives from Black people who tell their stories of pain, this chapter identifies clinicians’ racial biases about Black people’s bodily and mental characteristics (e.g., a belief in their “hardiness”), the racist behaviors these biases encourage, and their experiences with institutional racism as the main social determinants of poor pain management. In this chapter it will be a given that (1) racism is a social determinant of health, (2) Black people have poor pain management because of racist behaviors and practices, and (3) leaving Black people in pain is incredibly cruel.
Publisher
Oxford University PressNew York
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