Keywords
medical sociology, multiracial, monoracial, racial microaggressions
Abstract
This study examines the disadvantages that multiracial patients face when seeking healthcare in the United States in comparison to the disadvantages encountered by monoracial minority patients. Specifically, this study mainly focuses on the impacts of racial microaggressions within such medical settings. This was explored using a critical discourse analysis, analyzing discourse presented from past research published from 2014 to 2023. Discourse was collected based on its relevancy to the given topic and was analyzed to identify general disadvantages presented for each subpopulation. It was found that multiracial patients face different disadvantages when receiving medical care in comparison to monoracial minority patients. The data collected within this study can be utilized to better understand not only the overall impact of racial microaggressions on the multiracial community, but to also expose how this issue manifests itself within a healthcare setting, as well as provide the opportunity to analyze the differences in experiences between monoracial minorities and multiracial minorities. This may provide further insight into how such issues can be better identified and addressed in the future as the multiracial population continues to grow.
Thesis Completion Year
2024
Thesis Completion Semester
Spring
Thesis Chair
Vergara, Angela
College
College of Sciences
Department
Sociology
Thesis Discipline
Medical Sociology
Language
English
Access Status
Open Access
Length of Campus Access
None
Campus Location
Orlando (Main) Campus
STARS Citation
Ommi, Elizabeth S., "Determining the Differences of Racial Microaggressions Faced by Multiracial Versus Monoracial Minority Patients within Healthcare Settings" (2024). Honors Undergraduate Theses. 31.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hut2024/31