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Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work Volume 31, 2022 - Issue 3-5: Dual Pandemics: Creating Racially-Just Responses to a Changing Environment through Research, Practice and Education
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Part II – Conceptualizing anti-racist social work practice and research

Dual pandemics or a syndemic? Racism, COVID-19, and opportunities for antiracist social work

Kimberly D. HudsonFordham University Graduate School of Social Service, New York, New York, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Sameena AzharFordham University Graduate School of Social Service, New York, New York, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2249-8976
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Rahbel RahmanFordham University Graduate School of Social Service, New York, New York, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1065-7084
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Elizabeth B. MatthewsFordham University Graduate School of Social Service, New York, New York, USA
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Abigail M. RossFordham University Graduate School of Social Service, New York, New York, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3706-4166
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Pages 198-211 | Published online: 01 May 2022
 
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ABSTRACT

In this article, we critically engage the “dual pandemics” framing of this special issue. We first consider the key assumptions of this popular frame, specifically the conceptualization of racism as a pandemic, and examine limitations of medicalizing racism. We follow with an introduction of the term syndemic, coined by public health scholar Merrill Singer, and discuss how the language of syndemics might accurately characterize the synergism and interconnectedness of racism and COVID-19. We conclude by applying syndemic theory to offer insights and opportunities for social work research, practice, and policy from a racial justice lens.

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