Preferred Label : Systemic Racism;
MeSH definition : Processes of racism that are embedded in laws (local, state, and federal), policies,
and practices of society and its institutions that provide advantages to racial groups
deemed as superior, while differentially oppressing, disadvantaging, or otherwise
neglecting racial groups viewed as inferior. Differential access to the goods, services,
and opportunities of society by race. Institutionalized racism is normative, sometimes
legalized, and often manifests as inherited disadvantage. It is structural, having
been codified in our institutions of custom, practice, and law, so there need not
be an identifiable perpetrator. (ttps://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/programs‐impact/sdoh.htm);
MeSH synonym : Racism, Systemic; Institutionalized Racism; Institutionalized Racisms; Racism, Institutionalized; Institutional Racism; Racism, Institutional; Structural Racism; Racism, Structural; Structural Racisms; Systematic Racism; Racism, Systematic; Racisms, Systematic; Systematic Racisms;
MeSH annotation : for issues concerning health, coordinate with SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH;
Origin ID : D000091722;
UMLS CUI : C5544477;
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Processes of racism that are embedded in laws (local, state, and federal), policies,
and practices of society and its institutions that provide advantages to racial groups
deemed as superior, while differentially oppressing, disadvantaging, or otherwise
neglecting racial groups viewed as inferior. Differential access to the goods, services,
and opportunities of society by race. Institutionalized racism is normative, sometimes
legalized, and often manifests as inherited disadvantage. It is structural, having
been codified in our institutions of custom, practice, and law, so there need not
be an identifiable perpetrator. (ttps://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/programs‐impact/sdoh.htm)
