Human Exploitation Is NOT a Joke—So Don't Laugh!

Abstract

In a previous article, I called for an open discussion and debate on health psychology perspectives on social and political issues relevant to health, in particular the issue concerning racism and the media (Estacio, 2009). In this article, I raise three topics for discussion which the controversial BBC 'Harry and Paul' sketch (un)intentionally exposed to the public domain: (1) racist humour, the media and health; (2) human rights abuses against domestic workers; and (3) third world poverty and labour migration. Its implications on health psychology theory, research and practice are also explored.

Health-Seeking Behaviors of Filipino Migrants in Australia: The Influence of Persisting Acculturative Stress and Depression

“…An example could be as simple as a change in climate to the more complex discriminatory host attitudes and practices that may contribute to the experience of acculturative stress and negative psychological well-being of migrants [19]. In contrast, personal resources such as English-language skills and social network have been reported to have positive influences on the acculturative processes [20].…”

Privilege and Status in an Unequal Society: Shifting the Focus of Health Promotion Research to Include the Maintenance of Advantage

“…In many countries, such as India, South Africa or Cambodia, the low status of women is still a key social determinant of health (Assai, Siddiqi, & Watts, 2006;Mabala, 2006). In western countries the combination of race and gender can oppress women further (Estacio, 2009). In searching for models of methodological approaches to the practice of oppression in everyday practice, there is a long history of post-structuralist and feminist study to draw upon and examples in psychological research that draw upon this tradition have been noted earlier.…”

“…Race is a particular marker of privilege and health commentators are beginning to say out loud (e.g. Blakely, Hunt, Fawcett, & Wilson, 2006;Estacio, 2009;Harris et al, 2006;Sporle, 2002) that the persistent health inequalities of racial minority groups in white dominated countries (Stephens, 2009) must be understood in the context of underlying racism and racist practices by dominant groups. Good, James, Good, & Becker (2003) in the US, and McCreanor and Nairn (2002) in New Zealand, have used discursive and ethnographic methods to examine the operations of racism in medicine and health care.…”

Reimagining community health psychology: Maps, journeys and new terrains

“…In this special issue, we focus more narrowly and specifically on the articulation of CHP as part and parcel of the western academic canon of critical social psychology, aired in earlier editorials (Marks, 1996(Marks, , 2002 and special issues of JHP (Campbell and Murray, 2004;De-Graft Aikins and Marks, 2007;Murray and Marks, 2010). This canon aligns itself with left-wing political interests in challenging the social inequalities that undermine the health of those who suffer from multiple and interlocking forms of economic, political and symbolic marginalisation (Estacio, 2009;Hepworth 2006;Hodgetts and Chamberlain 2006;Kulkarni, 2013;Ng, 2010;Ratna and Rifkin, 2007;Stephens, 2010).…”