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Mar, 2024;65 (1): 126-140.

A Matter of Time: Racialized Time and the Production of Health Disparities.

Cynthia G Colen, Kelsey J Drotning, Liana C Sayer, Bruce Link
Author Information
  1. Cynthia G Colen: Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. ORCID
  2. Kelsey J Drotning: University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
  3. Liana C Sayer: University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
  4. Bruce Link: University of California, Riverside, CA, USA. ORCID
PMID: 37377057 DOI: 10.1177/00221465231182377

Abstract

An expansive and methodologically varied literature designed to investigate racial disparities in health now exists. Empirical evidence points to an overlapping, complex web of social conditions that accelerate the pace of aging and erodes long-term health outcomes among people of color, especially Black Americans. However, a social exposure-or lack thereof-that is rarely mentioned is time use. The current paper was specifically designed to address this shortcoming. First, we draw on extant research to illustrate how and why time is a critical source of racial disparities in health. Second, we employ fundamental causes theory to explain the specific mechanisms through which the differential distribution of time across race is likely to give rise to unequal health outcomes. Finally, we introduce a novel conceptual framework that identifies and distinguishes between four distinct forms of time use likely to play an outsized role in contributing to racial disparities in health.

Keywords

Black Americans fundamental cause theory health disparities structural racism time use

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Grants

  1. P2C HD041041/NICHD NIH HHS
  2. P2C HD058484/NICHD NIH HHS
  3. R01 HD053654/NICHD NIH HHS

MeSH Term

Humans
Black or African American
Health Status Disparities
Race Factors
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