Define that term!
A husband feels like he needs to have a good job to provide good health insurance to his family since men are known as being the financial providers in society. What term is this an example of?
What is doing gender
Black women have the highest maternal mortality rate in the U.S. due to intersecting racism and sexism within medicine.
True - United Health Group
Doctors may unintentionally stereotype patients based on their race. These small interactions can turn into unequal treatment. Which sociological theory explains this?
What is Symbolic Interactionism
Among adults with any mental illness, Hispanic (40%), Black (38%), and Asian (36%) adults were less likely than White adults (56%) to receive mental health services as of 2022.
Fact - KFF.org
A nurse may notice a patient's condition is deteriorating but is afraid to speak to the physician due to the power gradient. This is an example of what?
What is hierarchy
In 2023, about a quarter of working-age adults in poverty lacked insurance coverage
True - Census Gov
Wealthier groups can afford better insurance and in return receive better healthcare than those of poverty. What sociological theory best explains this?
What is Conflict Theory
About six in ten people in the United States identify as people of color
MYTH - four in ten people in the US identify as people of color (42%) KFF.org
A community finds that banks and federal agencies refuse to provide mortgages or financial services to predominately Black neighborhoods due to the face that an area was marked as areas that were "high risk"
What is Redlining
In the 2022-2023 season, 49% of black adults went without the flu vaccine while 58% of white adults went without the flu vaccine
False - 58% of black adults and 49% of white adults (KFF.org)
Most medical trials are done on men as they are considered the dominant group. Because of this, women's heart attack symptoms were not well understood and often caused misdiagnosis and a lower quality of care. What sociological theory explains this?
What is Conflict Theory
The north and northeast are more racially diverse
MYTH - the south, southwest, and parts of the west are the most racially diverse (KFF.org)
More than half (59%) of the Black population resides in the South
Nearly eight in ten Hispanic people live in the West (38%) or South (39%)
A healthcare system that focuses their care for people with higher incomes or better employer-based insurance can access higher quality medical care.
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander adults are more than two times as likely to die from diabetes than White adults
True - According to KFF.org NHPI families are not able to afford proper healthcare
Traditional gender roles were that women were known as caregivers and men were known as workers shaping who gets healthcare and when. Because of this, women may prioritize family members' health care over their own leading to potentially getting serious conditons. What sociological theory best explains this?
What is structural functionalism
The Fair Housing Act of 1968 COMPLETELY got rid of all redlined communities and this idea no longer exists in present day.
MYTH - Communities that have been redlined experience deteriorating infrastructure and widespread economic disparity that still hold affects on these areas today.