Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. Grochowski illustrates four cases of how social determinants, such as race-ethnicity, gender, income, occupation, etc. can affect social class.
2. Blitstein looks specifically at how Geronimus’ research challenged the 1970s’ assumption that teen pregnancy only had negative health outcomes, while in fact, teen pregnancy had different outcomes for girls based on their race and socioeconomic status.
3. Wailoo argues pervasively that the health crisis after Hurricane Katrina did not begin with the hurricane, but has deeper social roots in the high rates of kidney failure and other health problems among New Orleans poor and minority populations.
4. Diana Kendall, professor of sociology at Baylor University, examines how the media frames stories about race.
5. Nacos and Torres-Reyna describe the changes in the news reporting of Muslim and Arab Americans, and not-surprisingly, all of their findings are negative.

Answer 1

1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. False