Discuss three points explaining the relationship between social class, race, and health in the U.S.
What will be an ideal response?
Correct answer varies but could include that there are great inequalities in the U.S. health care system. There is a largely constant relationship-the "health inequalities invariance"-between social class and health. That is, the lower one's social class, the poorer one's health is likely to be. There are a number of causes of social class differences in health. First, the conditions in which children live matter a great deal, since early differences may have long-lasting health consequences. Thus, living in poverty or in a broken home can contribute to ill health in childhood and therefore later in life. Could discuss smoking, illegal drug use, exercise, drinking to excess, and poor eating habits. The relationship between race and health is closely related to that between social class and health: Whites are more likely to be in the middle and upper classes, while blacks and Hispanics are disproportionately in the lower classes. Blacks are also more likely to be poorly treated, or even mistreated, by the health care system. Working-class and lower-middle-class blacks are more likely to be relegated to neighborhoods and conditions that adversely affect their health.
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Income inequality in the United States today
a. is rapidly disappearing because of the improvements in workers' incomes. b. is still present although the real income of ordinary workers has risen steadily every year since 1947 c. has persisted and the real incomes for many ordinary Americans have declined since 1970 d. persists although real incomes for most workers increased during the 1970s
Japanese immigrants to Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries often adopted a class based strategy of
a. assimilation through entrepreneurship. b. individual action. c. noninvolvement. d. unionization.
Does this association appear to be positive or negative in direction?
a. negative b. positive c. symmetrical d. direction does not exist between these variables
People can manage stress better if:
A. they pull together rather than apart. B. they look for something positive in every situation. C. they are able to cry and look for humor. D. all of these answers are correct.