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Cohort Differences in Perceived Discrimination Trajectories among Aging Black Americans
Collin W Mueller1, Carlos D Tavares2, Katrina M Walsemann3
1Department of Sociology, Maryland Population Research Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Summary
Later-life perceptions of discrimination vary by historical racialized social systems. The Protest Era cohort experienced higher, rapidly declining discrimination scores compared to the Pre-Brown Era cohort.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
- Public Health
Background:
- Perceptions of discrimination in later life are influenced by historical context.
- Exposure to different racialized social systems across historical periods may shape these perceptions differently.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine how perceptions of everyday discrimination in later life vary by cohort.
- To assess the impact of exposure to distinct racialized social systems (Pre-Brown, Protest, Colorblind Eras) on these perceptions.
Main Methods:
- Utilized Health and Retirement Study data for aging Black Americans.
- Estimated age-specific trajectories of Everyday Discrimination Scale (EDS-5) scores and counts of discriminatory situations.
- Employed multinomial logistic regression to analyze cohort-level differences in trajectory group membership.
Main Results:
- Evidence of variation in EDS-5 score and discriminatory situation trajectories across birth cohorts.
- Protest Era cohort members were more likely to experience high and rapidly declining EDS-5 scores compared to the Pre-Brown cohort.
- Variation in situational discrimination trajectories across cohorts lacked a clear pattern regarding younger vs. older cohorts.
Conclusions:
- Highlights the necessity of multiple measurement approaches for perceived discrimination.
- Emphasizes disentangling the role of historically varying racialized social systems in older adults' perceptions of unfair treatment.
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