Race and Social Class as Intersecting Social Categories

Abstract

Abstract. Race and social class are inherently confounded; however, much of the literature focuses on only one of these categories at a time during attitude assessment. Across three studies, we examined the influence of race and social class on implicit and explicit attitudes. Results indicated that participants had more positive attitudes toward high social class White and high social class Black people than low social class White and low social class Black people. Attitudes for high social class White versus high social class Black people and low social class White versus low social class Black people were more nuanced and attitude/measure dependent. Thus, this research highlights the intricacy of attitudes when considering intersectional categories.

Black–White Racial Disparities in Disabilities Among Older Americans Between 2008 and 2017: Improvements in Cognitive Disabilities but no Progress in Activities of Daily Living or Functional Limitations

“…There is a need for further research to examine the effects of education and socioeconomic status on racial disparities in disability, and to determine whether these disparities are declining. The theoretical underpinnings of this research is an intersectional framework that suggests that both class and race simultaneously influence the health and well-being of older Americans in a compounded manner (McAlpine et al, 2022; Moore-Berg & Karpinski, 2019; Moore-Berg & Karpinski, 2021).…”