HSS 2321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Bone Density, Prenatal Care
27 May 2016
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Race, ethnicity, and minority status are important factors affecting health. Race - social and political construct used to distinguish people on the basis of physical characteristics such as skin colour, hair colour and texture, bone density, blood types, and facial structure. Ethnicity - term that refers to a common cultural background. There is a close and persistent relationship between racialization, ethnicity, and class. Racialized groups are more likely to be poor, homeless, or living in inadequate housing and to experience discrimination and barriers in access to health care. Ethno-racial minorities in urban centres have lower levels of income as a result of historical and continuing discrimination in the labour market. Refugees: people who are in need of protection and security. Permanent resident: people who immigrate is not a citizen but a resident. Cultural awareness: when you observe how people act and their willingness to accept other people in the country; not changing the individual"s practices.
