Acknowledging Systemic Discrimination in the Context of a Pandemic: Advancing an Anti-Racist and Anti-Ageist Movement.

TitleAcknowledging Systemic Discrimination in the Context of a Pandemic: Advancing an Anti-Racist and Anti-Ageist Movement.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2021
AuthorsGonzales, E, Gordon, S, Whetung, C, Connaught, G, Collazo, J, Hinton, J
JournalJournal of Gerontological Social Work
Volume64
Issue3
Pagination223-237
ISSN Number1540-4048
KeywordsCOVID-19, Health Disparities, systemic racism
Abstract

This commentary draws together the confluence of current events - COVID-19 pandemic and racial injustice. Vulnerability to COVID-19 cannot be understood by age alone but within the context of inequity. We first review how COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Black and Latinx populations across the life span with the latest data from New York City Department of Health. We then discuss critical race theory and analyze longstanding inequities in health, economic, and social conditions that heighten the risk for vulnerability. We conclude with a discussion for the social work profession on the issues of defunding the police to undoing stereotypes.

DOI10.1080/01634372.2020.1870604
Citation Key11372
PubMed ID33427584