Sherman James on John Henryism.
About this Podcast: In this podcast, Sherman James describes what he terms as "John Henryism," in order to examine how social stratification and working class, poor, and minority groups' dispositions toward improving their social and economic situation can be associated with health pr...
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| Format: | Audio Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd.,
2020.
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| Series: | Social science bites
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| Summary: | About this Podcast: In this podcast, Sherman James describes what he terms as "John Henryism," in order to examine how social stratification and working class, poor, and minority groups' dispositions toward improving their social and economic situation can be associated with health problems. John Henryism, James explains, is a "strong personality disposition to engage in high-effort coping with social and economic adversity. For racial and ethnic minorities [...] who live in wealthy, predominantly white countries-say, the United States-that adversity might include recurring interpersonal or systemic racial discrimination." John Henry is a figure from American folklore, a railroad worker famous for his physical strength. The figure is thought to be based on a manual worker, perhaps an emancipated slave. Henry's boss challenged him to compete against a mechanical steam drill, a challenge he won, but as James explains, "he died from complete mental and physical exhaustion following his victory." Coronavirus has shone a light on the disproportionate toll such a pandemic can have on communities of color in the United States. James discusses the increased likelihood these communities have of catching and dying from the virus and introduces ideas that would allow deprived communities to pursue their goals, without increasing the destruction of their wellbeing. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (21 min., 15 sec.). |
| ISBN: | 9781529776980 1529776988 |