Don’t Blame the BAME: Ethnic and Structural Inequalities in Susceptibilities to COVID-19

Bentley, Gillian

doi:10.1002/ajhb.23478

Don’t Blame the BAME: Ethnic and Structural Inequalities in Susceptibilities to COVID-19

Bentley, Gillian

Authors

Professor Gillian Bentley g.r.bentley@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

This article has been written from the UK, using British terminology to refer to ethnic minorities where BAME (Black, Asian, minority ethnic groups) is a commonly used and recognized acronym. In the United Kingdom, Asian also generally refers to minorities from South Asian countries including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. In the United States, Asian more frequently refers to people from Southeast Asian countries like China, Japan, and South Korea. Socially constructed categories used to refer to minoritized groups are variously constructed in different countries; for example, British nomenclature most often refers to ethnicity rather than race.

Citation

Bentley, G. (2020). Don’t Blame the BAME: Ethnic and Structural Inequalities in Susceptibilities to COVID-19. American Journal of Human Biology, 32(5), https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23478

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jul 1, 2020
Online Publication Date	Jul 16, 2020
Publication Date	2020-09
Deposit Date	Jul 2, 2020
Publicly Available Date	Jul 21, 2020
Journal	American Journal of Human Biology
Print ISSN	1042-0533
Electronic ISSN	1520-6300
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	32
Issue	5
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23478

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