Social Stratification correct answers One's "place" in society
Socioeconomic layering of a society according to property, power, and prestige (PPP)
Social Stratification influences one's... correct answers health status is influenced by one's place in the social strata
Informal social contro...
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Social Stratification correct answers One's "place" in society
Socioeconomic layering of a society according to property, power, and prestige (PPP)
Social Stratification influences one's... correct answers health status is influenced by one's place
in the social strata
Informal social control correct answers The capacity of a group to regulate its members
according to desired principles - to realize collective, as opposed to forced, goals.
Disparity correct answers Lack of parity; inequality
Social Patterning of Health correct answers Minorities report fair/poor health more than whites
Blacks more likely to
- have chronic condition/disability; die from heart disease than others
AI/AN more likely to smoke
HL = less likely colorectal/cervical cancer screenings
Disparities & SES correct answers Individuals with low SES are more likely to have poor
pregnancy outcomes, regardless of race/ethnicity
Low SES & Poor Preg Outcome correct answers - Lower access to care
- High prev of risky health behaviors among
Racial Disparities (AA) correct answers - Life expectancy for blacks at birth 5 years less than
whites
- Black moms more likely than whites to have neg pregnancy outcomes REGARDLESS of SES
or behavioral risk profile
Disparities not explained by correct answers -Individual level medical, behavioral, and
psychosocial risks don't full explain racial/ethnic disparities in preg outcomes
Disparities partially explained by correct answers Community-level factors (concentrated
poverty, social cohesion)
Community-Level Factors correct answers Are contextual influences on individuals, not
attributable to person's characteristics
Concentrated Disadvantage (contextual/community-level) correct answers Small, well-defined
residential areas that limit residents access to economic, social, ed, and physical opps and
resources (e.g., the projects).
, Ecological Measures (Global) correct answers - Global - overall characteristics of an ecological
unit (e.g., social disorganization)
- Global measures have NO individual-level parallels.
Hispanic paradox theory correct answers Influences other than individual's SES on birth
outcomes (e.g., social support)
Hispanic Paradox/Hispanic Women correct answers Tho H/L women's SES = other minorities,
pregnancy outcomes = white women
Positives for HL Pregnancy correct answers Reside in supportive communities that encourage
healthy behaviors
Weathering Theory founder correct answers Geronimus = singleton first births of b and w
women in Michigan.
Weathering Theory Findings correct answers Poor birth outcomes for black women increase
between late teens/20s, while decreases for whites due to premature aging of b/w reproductive
systems.
Weathering correct answers Racial discrimination takes a toll.
Effects of stress on health multiplies with age, leading to increasing health disparity thru
adulthood.
Social Stratification 3 Ps correct answers Power
Prestige
Privilege
Social Strat: Property correct answers Wealth, investments, deeded/titled properties, and other
income sources.
Social Stratification: Power correct answers Ability to get one's way even in the face of
opposition to one's goals.
Social Strat: Prestige correct answers Degree of social honor given your position in society.
Contextual Health Risks correct answers - Social Structure impacts
- Control/Stress impacts
- Health
Stress is correct answers A physiciologic response to psychological and physical demands and
threats (stressors)
Stress and Birth Outcomes correct answers 1. Stressful event
2. Perception of stress
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