Dominant Power and the Concept of Caste: Implications for Dentistry and Oral Health Inequality.
Dominant Power and the Concept of Caste: Implications for Dentistry and Oral Health Inequality.
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DOI：
10.1922/cdh_iadr22kearns06
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发表时间：
2022-05-27
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1.7
通讯作者：
Mertz, Elizabeth
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作者：
Kearns, Cristin;Taylor, George;Oberoi, Snehlata;Mertz, Elizabeth
本文探讨了普利策奖获奖记者伊莎贝尔威尔克森在她2020年的著作《种姓：我们不满的根源》中所描述的美国种姓和种姓主义问题。威尔克森认为，种姓制度不仅存在于美国，而且是影响社会不平等的一种隐藏力量。本文借鉴威尔克森的工作，探讨种姓作为一个分析概念。它首先定义了种姓和种姓制度与种族主义的对比，种姓制度的八大支柱，种姓制度的后果，以及种姓制度的心理驱动因素。然后，本文应用种姓的概念来理解权力，牙科和口腔健康的不平等。文章最后强调，如果我们想创造真实的社会变革，就必须理解种姓的概念及其与口腔健康不平等的关系。
This paper explores the issues of caste and casteism in the U.S. as described by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson in her 2020 book “Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents”. Wilkerson argues that a caste system not only exists in the U.S. but operates as a hidden force affecting social inequality. The paper draws on Wilkerson’s work to explore caste as an analytical concept. It begins by defining caste and casteism in contrast with racism, the eight pillars of a caste system, the consequences of casteism, and the psychological drivers of casteism. The paper then applies to concept of caste to understanding power, dentistry, and oral health inequality. The paper concludes by emphasizing that the concept of caste and its relationship to oral health inequality must be understood it if we want to create real social change.