Lecture 11 - Race, Racism, and Health Flashcards
What is race?
the classification system used to categorized humans into large & distinct populations/ groups by heritable phenotypic characteristics, geographic ancestry, and physical appearance
T/F: Race creates a considerable suffering for disadvantaged racial groups
True - it represents the effects race has on health
How many types of racial groups are in the US?
6
Name 3 of the racial groups
Native Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Hispanic/ Latino
White
What is ethnicity?
a collection of people distinguished by others or by themselves on the basis of cultural or nationality characteristics
How many ethnic groups exist?
2
Name the ethnic groups
Non-Hispanic or Latino
Hispanic or Latino
T/F: Race is biologically determined
True
T/F: Ethnicity is socially determined
True
T/F: Ethnicity can be altered or mimicked through choice and beliefs
True
T/F: Race CAN be altered
False, race CANNOT be altered
How race affects health?
it affects health by creating 2 subgroups: dominant and subordinate
Dominant group are …
the group that is advantaged, has superior resources and rights in a society
T/F: dominant group can oppress minority groups and can control political power
True
Subordinate group are …
the group whose members, due to physical/ cultural characteristics, are disadvantaged and subjected to unequal treatment by the dominant group
