Citation
Mouzon, Dawne M.; Taylor, Robert Joseph; Nguyen, Ann W.; Ifatunji, Mosi Adesina; & Chatters, Linda M. (2020). Everyday Discrimination Typologies among Older African Americans: Gender and Socioeconomic Status. Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 75(9), 1951-1960. PMCID: PMC8060986Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Discrimination is associated with several negative social, economic, and health consequences. Past research focuses on the impact of discrimination while less is known about both the type and correlates of discrimination, particularly among older adults.METHODS: Using the National Survey of American Life, we employed latent class analysis to identify discrimination typologies (frequency and type) among African Americans aged 55 and older. We then utilized multinomial logistic regression to identify demographic correlates of discrimination types, including a statistical interaction between gender and educational attainment.
RESULTS: We identified three discrimination typologies. Increasing age was associated with lower probability of belonging to the high discrimination and disrespect and condescension subtypes. Men and non-Southern residents were most likely to belong in the high discrimination subtype. Higher levels of education increased the probability of belonging in the high discrimination and disrespect and condescension subtypes for older men, but not women.
DISCUSSION: Older African American men, particularly those with more education, are vulnerable to both high frequency discrimination and discrimination characterized by disrespect and condescension. This finding suggests that, for men with more years of education, increased exposure to discrimination reflects efforts to maintain social hierarchies (male target hypothesis).
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbz088Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2020Journal Title
Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social SciencesAuthor(s)
Mouzon, Dawne M.Taylor, Robert Joseph
Nguyen, Ann W.
Ifatunji, Mosi Adesina
Chatters, Linda M.