Asked by Camila Hurtado on May 17, 2024
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How does racism affect the health status of African Americans?
A) Income and other rewards do not have the same value across racial groups.
B) Racism affects access to health services.
C) The experience of racism creates psychological and emotional damage.
D) all of these choices
E) none of these choices
Racism
Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
Health Status
An individual's overall condition of the body and mind in terms of the presence or absence of illness, injury, or impairment.
African Americans
An ethnic group in the United States with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa, including descendants of enslaved Africans brought to the US.
- Understand the relationship between racial discrimination and health outcomes, including barriers to medical services and psychological effects.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the relationship between racial discrimination and health outcomes, including barriers to medical services and psychological effects.
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