Why are we so unequal? On the health of the black and indigenous population

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-12902026260114pt

Keywords:

Racial Apparatus, Institutional Racism, Health of the Black Population, Health of the Indigenous Population, Primary Health Care

Abstract

The social nature of socio-racial inequality is investigated through the notion of difference, as well as its capacity for reproduction, related to power relations—more specifically to the racial apparatus, a historically and socially instituted mechanism through social institutions.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

  • Raquel Souzas

    Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, BA, Brasil.

  • Jorginete Jesus Damião

    Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Uerj), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

  • Ana Paula Procópio da Silva

    Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Uerj), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

References

Downloads

Published

2026-07-27

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 2 (2026)

Section

Editorial - Dossier Anti-racist actions in Primary Health Care: a challenge for ensuring equity

License

Copyright (c) 2026 Revista Saúde Sociedade

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Souzas, R., Damião, J. J., & Silva, A. P. P. da. (2026). Why are we so unequal? On the health of the black and indigenous population. Saúde E Sociedade, 35(2), e260114pt. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-12902026260114pt