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

Subjects

Minorities--Medical care; Racism in medicine; Race discrimination--Health aspects; Racially mixed people--Psychology; Discrimination in medical care

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