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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 26.
Published in final edited form as: J Aging Health. 2012 Mar 26;24(6):1018–1043. doi: 10.1177/0898264312440322

Table 1.

Integration of Selected Theoretical Concepts within Four Discrimination Measures used in Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities Research

Everyday
Discrimination
Scale
Experiences of
Discrimination
Schedule
of Racist
Events
Index of Race-Related Stress
Stress-process model Chronicity: was the experience
routine and ongoing?
Appraisal: how stressful was
the discrimination?
Coping: how do individuals
deal with discrimination?

Lifecourse Trajectories: how do
experiences of discrimination
change over time?
Sensitive Periods: how is
discrimination experienced at
different times (e.g.,
childhood)?

Public Health
Critical Race praxis
Ordinariness: is discrimination
conceptualized as routine?
Intersectionality: are multiple
social statuses addressed?