University of California, San Francisco.
Community Dent Health. 2022 May 27;39(2):137-142. doi: 10.1922/CDH_IADR22Kearns06.
This paper explores the issues of caste and casteism in the U.S. as described by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson in her 2020 book "Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents". Wilkerson argues that a caste system not only exists in the U.S. but operates as a hidden force affecting social inequality. The paper draws on Wilkerson's work to explore caste as an analytical concept. It begins by defining caste and casteism in contrast with racism, the eight pillars of a caste system, the consequences of casteism, and the psychological drivers of casteism. The paper then applies to concept of caste to understanding power, dentistry, and oral health inequality. The paper concludes by emphasizing that the concept of caste and its relationship to oral health inequality must be understood it if we want to create real social change.
本文探讨了普利策奖得主记者伊莎贝尔·威尔克森（Isabel Wilkerson）在 2020 年出版的《种姓：我们不满的根源》一书中所描述的美国的种姓和种姓制度问题。威尔克森认为，种姓制度不仅存在于美国，而且作为一种隐藏的力量影响着社会不平等。本文借鉴了威尔克森的著作，探讨了种姓作为一种分析概念。它首先定义了种姓和种姓制度，将其与种族主义、种姓制度的八个支柱、种姓制度的后果以及种姓制度的心理驱动因素进行对比。然后，本文将种姓概念应用于理解权力、牙科和口腔健康不平等。本文最后强调，如果我们要实现真正的社会变革，就必须理解种姓概念及其与口腔健康不平等的关系。
