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health inequality
refers to the differences in the quality of health care and
achievements of various individuals and groups
TERM 2
health
DEFINITION 2
is the state of being free from physical disease or pain, while
also being mentally, physically and spiritually stable
TERM 3
wealth gap
DEFINITION 3
the difference in income between the richest people and the
poorest people
TERM 4
health gap
DEFINITION 4
is the difference between the healthiest people and the
unhealthiest people
TERM 5
cultural competence
DEFINITION 5
is the ability and willingness of a system to appreciate
culture when delivering services to all communities in a
population
environmental racism
(also known as environmental unjustice/inequality) is a
behavior that involves a particular racial or ethnic group
experiencing unequal exposure to environmental hazards
TERM 7
day laborers
DEFINITION 7
are individuals who agree to work and be paid one day at a
time, with no guarantee, with no guarantee of additional
work in the future
TERM 8
weathering
DEFINITION 8
is a process by which a person's health reflects the
cumulative impact of his or her experience from conception
to current age
TERM 9
functionalist theory with health inequality
DEFINITION 9
explains health inequality by how wellness affects a person's
life
TERM 10
conflict theory with health inequality
DEFINITION 10
would agree with functionalist theories in that the US is rife
with inequalities involved in receiving advanced health care
push-pull system
is a system in which when there is an increased need, people
will be "pulled" in to fill the need, and when there is a
decreased need, people will be "pushed" out
TERM 17
americanness
DEFINITION 17
refers to the essence of being American
TERM 18
old immigration
DEFINITION 18
refers to the first great wave of immigration to the united
states, which consisted mostly of people from northwestern
Europe in the early to mid- 19th century
TERM 19
new immigration
DEFINITION 19
refers to a wave of immigration to the United States that
consisted primarily of individuals from Southern and Eastern
Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
TERM 20
nativism
DEFINITION 20
refers to strong, anti-immigrant views based on the
percieved threat of immigrants to weaken the cultural,
economic, and social interest of native-born Americans
repatriation
a period in time which many U.S. citizens of Mexican descent
were unconstitutionally deported
TERM 22
pluralism
DEFINITION 22
the retention of ethnic cultures and boundaries within the
larger society
TERM 23
funtionalist theory dealing with immigration
and citizenship
DEFINITION 23
based on the view that society is made up of many
interrelated components that work together to create an
efficient society
TERM 24
conflict theory dealing with immigration and
citizenship
DEFINITION 24
explain citizenship struggle between unequal groups for the
rights attached to citizenship.
TERM 25
critical race theory dealing with immigration
and citizenship
DEFINITION 25
view citizenship as an element of inequality embedded into
the foundation of America
anti-racist democratic education
education that challenges rather than ignores the racism
present in a democratic society
TERM 32
group-based difference
DEFINITION 32
describes parts of one's individual identity that are tied to
being a member of a historically oppressed group
TERM 33
truth and reconciliation commission (TRC)
DEFINITION 33
is a temporary group of people whose goal is to investigate
human-rights violations
TERM 34
regents of the university of CA vs. Bakke
DEFINITION 34
a white male was denied and was claimed because it was of
the school's policy of identifying a predetermined number of
admission slot for non-white students.
TERM 35
hopwood vs. texas
DEFINITION 35
policy of based-race admissions
grutter vs. bollinger
the court held that diversity is an important government
interest that warrants such a problem.
TERM 37
essentialization
DEFINITION 37
the reduction of group members to a single unifying quality
that is present at birth or that is developed through
socialization
TERM 38
regressive antiessentialism
DEFINITION 38
is the belief that members of a group cannot be considered
to be all alike, and, therefore, any effort to seek inclusion of
that group is pointless
TERM 39
progressive antiessentialism
DEFINITION 39
recognizes that the fact that not all people in a certain group
are alike is a the very reason diversity should be pursued. it
argues that protection against essentialization requires
recognition of group-based as well as intergroup difference.
TERM 40
activist mothering
DEFINITION 40
goes beyond the traditional concept to describe mothering as
an intersection of labor, politics, and mothering.
The health gap widens
when...
the wealth gap widens
TERM 47
Which one of the following is the most
significant problem that affects non-whites?
DEFINITION 47
Access to adequate health care
TERM 48
How do health care costs and life-expectancy
rates in the United States compare to other
industrialized countries?
DEFINITION 48
The United States spends the most on health care and
has one of the lowest life expectancy rates
TERM 49
the sick role is part of what sociological
theory?
DEFINITION 49
fuctionalist theory
TERM 50
the feeling of ___ peaked in the early 1920's,
resulting in restrictive quotas in the
Immigration Act of 1924
DEFINITION 50
nativism
which factor of modern immigration affected
the availability of resources in Europe during
the first wave of immigaration
population growth
TERM 52
around 1850, __ percent of the population of
most large America cities was foreign born
DEFINITION 52
TERM 53
undocumented immigrants benefit the U.S.
economy by
DEFINITION 53
providing low cost labor
TERM 54
three good moral character for citizenship in
the U.S.
DEFINITION 54
capacity for self-control, ability to devote yourself to the
larger community, rational forethought
TERM 55
what is the biggest challenge in "doing"
antiracism?
DEFINITION 55
involving whites
how much does the U.S. spend per person on
health care?
more than double other industrialized countries
TERM 62
what is the greatest difference in life
expectancy observed between countries in
the U.S?
DEFINITION 62
15 years
TERM 63
african americans in harlem have a shorter
life expectancy from age 5 than who?
DEFINITION 63
japanese, bangladeshi's, cubans AND algerians living in paris
TERM 64
kids living in poverty are how much more
likely to have poor health compared to kids w/
income household
DEFINITION 64
7 times
TERM 65
supermarkets in white neighborhoods
compared to black neighborhoods
DEFINITION 65
4 times as many
which group has the best overall health in the
U.S health?
recent latino immigrants
TERM 67
on average, which of the following conditions
is the strongest predictor of health
DEFINITION 67
depends on your wealth
TERM 68
the most import. factor behind the 30 year
increase in the US was
DEFINITION 68
social reforms
TERM 69
citizens of other industrailized countries have
longer life and better health than we do bc:
DEFINITION 69
they are more egalitarian
TERM 70
the top 1% of American families own as much
wealth as the bottom
DEFINITION 70
90 % combined
tokenistic fallacy
assumes the evidence of POC (people of color) in influential
positions is evidence of the complete eradication of racial
barriers. Example: obama and claims of a "post-racial
America"; Oprah and her billionaire status
TERM 77
a historical fallacy
DEFINITION 77
assumption that the history has no impact on the present
(hard version). Example: 9/11, slavery, civil rights movement
TERM 78
fixed fallacy
DEFINITION 78
assumes racism is immutable. Example: usually identify only
the most extreme forms of racism. (i.e. racial violence) as
the standard when defining racism.
TERM 79
most common causes of death
DEFINITION 79
heart cancer, cancer, stroke. unintentional injuries for
hispanics/lations minus stroke.
TERM 80
which president signed the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act into Law?
DEFINITION 80
Obama
Critical race theory views social movements
as important for changing the society (t or f)
false- conflict theory
TERM 82
What immigration policy limited immigration
from Southern and Eastern Europe?
DEFINITION 82
national origins quota of 1921
TERM 83
In Hopwood v. Texas the Supreme Court
decided the following factors cannot be
considered in the admissions process.
DEFINITION 83
ethnicity
TERM 84
in 2000 the US ranked what in the World
Health Organization?
DEFINITION 84
37th
TERM 85
T or F: One in 4 Americans lack health
insurance
DEFINITION 85
false: one in six
Most day laborers are from
_______.
mexico
TERM 92
The Supreme Court confirmed that children
born in the U.S. to alien parents are entitled
to birthright citizenship under the 14th
Amendment in which court case?
DEFINITION 92
Miranda vs. Arizona
TERM 93
Congress offered a formal apology to what
group of citizens who were interned during
WWII?
DEFINITION 93
Japanese Americans
TERM 94
American Indians experience the majority of
inequities in health and health care. [True or
False]
DEFINITION 94
false- non whites
TERM 95
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
found that ________ women were up to 90%
more likely to be diagnosed with advanced
breast cancer than white women, even with
similar rates of mammogram screenings.
DEFINITION 95
hispanic
IHS stands for the Indian Health Service. [True
or False]
true
TERM 97
The prevalence of hepatitis B and liver cancer
creates the greatest health disparity that
exists between Asian Americans and the
general U.S. population. [True or False].
DEFINITION 97
true
TERM 98
longest life expectancy of people in the US
are
DEFINITION 98
asian american women- 85.8 years
TERM 99
The majority of U.S. immigrants come from
where?
DEFINITION 99
china
TERM 100
In 2000, a federal court rules that individuals
living in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the
U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam cannot vote in
the presidential election even though they
are U.S. citizens. [True or False]
DEFINITION 100
true
