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Episode 88: How Discrimination Hurts

Episode 88: How Discrimination Hurts

FromScholars Strategy Network's No Jargon


Episode 88: How Discrimination Hurts

FromScholars Strategy Network's No Jargon

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Jun 21, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Many transgender Americans report being denied a job because of their identity, but that’s just one result of the discrimination they face. Professors Eric Grollman and Lisa Miller explain how unfair treatment also harms their mental and physical health. For More on This Topic: Read Miller and Grollman’s two-page brief, Discrimination as an Obstacle to Wellbeing for Transgender Americans Check out the blog that Professor Grollman mentions, Conditionally Accepted -- and the blog post by Professor Alex Hanna -- and read their OpEd in USA Today. Further Reading: How Discrimination Hurts Health and Personal Wellbeing, Eric Anthony Grollman,  University of Richmond How Fighting Discrimination Can Enhance Well-Being For Aging Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Americans, Gilbert Gonzalez, Vanderbilt University, Carrie Henning-Smith, University of Minnesota The Health Consequences of Moving from Place to Place, Antwan Jones, George Washington University
Released:
Jun 21, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

No Jargon, the Scholars Strategy Network’s weekly podcast, presents interviews with top university scholars on the politics, policy problems, and social issues facing the nation. Powerful research, intriguing perspectives -- and no jargon. Find show notes and plain-language research briefs on hundreds of topics at www.scholarsstrategynetwork.org/nojargon.