Discusses the impact of the presidential campaign of Barack Obama in the U.S. in 2008 examining Obama's black ancestry as well as his self-representation, which generates uncertainty about the meaning of blackness in American life. Looks into some studies examining the social status of African-Americans in the country, including their educational and employment opportunities. Moreover, addresses the social condition of Latin American and Asian American immigrants
The article highlights the study conducted by Aetiology and Ethnicity in Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses (AESOP) on the perceptions of ethnicity and psychosis in Great Britain. According to the author, the study shows that the levels of psychosis is higher in African-Caribbean and black African people living in Great Britain than with the white British population. He added that the study shows that people's perception of disadvantage is the reason of the high level of mental illness
"We sought to estimate the prevalence of substance disorders for African Americans and Caribbean Blacks in the United States using data from the National Survey of American Life. Methods. A national household probability sample of noninstitutionalized African Americans (n = 3570) and Caribbean Blacks (n = 1621) was obtained between February 2001 and June 2003 using a slightly modified version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview." (authors)
