TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Racism in European health care: structural violence and beyond
JO  - Qualitative health research
A1  - Hamed, Sarah
A1  - Thapar-Björkert, Suruchi
A1  - Bradby, Hannah
A1  - Ahlberg, Beth Maina
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Research shows how racism can negatively affect access to health care and treatment. However, limited theoretical research exists on conceptualizing racism in health care. In this article, we use structural violence as a theoretical tool to understand how racism as an institutionalized social structure is enacted in subtle ways and how the "violence" built into forms of social organization is rendered invisible through repetition and routinization. We draw on interviews with health care users from three European countries, namely, Sweden, Germany, and Portugal to demonstrate how two interrelated processes of unequal access to resources and inequalities in power can lead to the silencing of suffering and erosion of dignity, respectively. The strength of this article lies in illuminating the mechanisms of subtle racism that damages individuals and leads to loss of trust in health care. It is imperative to address these issues to ensure a responsive and equal health care for all users.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-7323
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732320931430
ID  - ref1
ER  -