Fragile health and fragile wealth: Mortgage strain among African American homeowners
Keene DE, Lynch JF, Baker AC. Fragile health and fragile wealth: Mortgage strain among African American homeowners. Social Science & Medicine 2014, 118: 119-126. PMID: 25112566, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.07.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor healthWorking-class African AmericansAfrican American experienceHealth-related eventsConsequences of illnessOngoing historyAmerican experienceRacial inequalityRacial discriminationFragile healthYounger ageDisproportionate burdenHealth inequalitiesAfrican AmericansAmerican homeownersIllnessRisk of foreclosureHealthLived experienceDisabilityRecent studiesRiskParticipantsDownstream consequencesHistory