Intersectionality in quantitative health disparities research: A systematic review of challenges and limitations in empirical studies

Lexi Harari and Chioun Lee

Social Science & Medicine, 2021, vol. 277, issue C

Abstract: Quantitative health disparities research has increasingly employed intersectionality as a theoretical tool to investigate how social characteristics intersect to generate health inequality. Yet, intersectionality was not designed to quantify, predict, or identify health disparities, and, as a result, multiple criticisms against its misapplication in health disparities research have been made. As such, there is an emerging need to evaluate the growing body of quantitative research that aims to investigate health disparities through an intersectional lens.

Keywords: Intersectionality; Quantitative methods; Health disparities; Race/ethnicity; Gender; Socioeconomic status; Social determinants of health; Health equity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113876

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