Racialization of drugs mobilizes prior conceptions of identity
Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 09:56
in Psychology & Sociology
If we want to fully understand the allure of pharmaceuticals, we need to look beyond both medical efficacy and profit motives. A new study in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics shows that when we use claims about drugs in arguments about racial identity, the meaning of both the pharmaceuticals and of race remain unsettled.