Health professionals who care for children will find a thoughtful and hands-on resource to address racism and race-related issues in their practices in this essay collection. Leading experts from across disciplines frame the issues and provide practical information on prevention, intervention, and anticipatory guidance. Each chapter is grounded in the recommendations outlined in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement “The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health.” The AAP is committed to reducing the ongoing costs and burden of racism to children, the health care system, and society—this book is an important contribution to that effort and ongoing conversation. Available for purchase at https://www.aap.org/Untangling-the-Thread-of-Racism-A-Primer-for-Pediatric-Health-Professionals-Paperback
9: The Intersection of Race, Sexuality, and Gender Identity During Adolescence Available to Purchase
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Published:October 2023
Nadia Dowshen, MD, MSHP, Renata Arrington Sanders, MD, MPH, ScM, "The Intersection of Race, Sexuality, and Gender Identity During Adolescence", Untangling the Thread of Racism: A Primer for Pediatric Health Professionals, American Academy of Pediatrics, Maria Trent, MD, MPH, FSAHM, FAAP, Danielle G. Dooley, MD, MPhil, FAAP, Jacqueline Dougé, MD, MPH, FAAP
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Adolescence, the transition period from childhood to adulthood, is a time for youth to gain independence and establish a secure identity. Progression occurs through cognitive, psychosocial, and emotional maturation, including advanced reasoning and abstract thinking, identity formation, and self-regulation. Adolescents may formulate multiple social identities (eg, racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender) during adolescence. This confluence of identities is known as intersectionality. Understanding the components of intersecting identities (eg, racial centrality, religiosity and spirituality, and social support) can offer protection, foster resilience, and, sometimes, buffer the adverse effects existing within multiple marginalized identities.
Keywords: intersectionality, gender, minority stress
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