HEALTH, DOUBLE JEOPARDY, AND CULTURE - THE USE OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION BY AFRICAN-AMERICANS

Authors
BELGRAVE LL WYKLE ML CHOI JM
Citation
Ll. Belgrave et al., HEALTH, DOUBLE JEOPARDY, AND CULTURE - THE USE OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION BY AFRICAN-AMERICANS, The Gerontologist, 33(3), 1993, pp. 379-385
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Geiatric & Gerontology
Journal title
The Gerontologist → ACNP
ISSN journal
00169013
Volume
33
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
379 - 385
Database
ISI
SICI code
0016-9013(1993)33:3<379:HDJAC->2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Elderly African-Americans are admitted to nursing homes at between hal f and three-quarters of the rate of elderly whites. This review examin es the theoretical approaches and the nature of the evidence typically brought to bear in addressing this issue. The double jeopardy hypothe sis effectively describes but does not explain apparent racial inequit ies in the use of institutional care. Explanations based on the hypoth esized African-American subculture will remain inadequate until they a re grounded in data and take into account inequality.