Chapter 38-40 Flashcards
Q: How has the labor market changed in recent decades?
A: Shift from manufacturing to service and gig economies, leading to job instability, lower wages, and fewer benefits.
Q: How do race, class, and gender shape workplace experiences?
A: Marginalized groups face wage gaps, job discrimination, and are overrepresented in low-paying, insecure jobs.
Q: What is the “feminization of poverty” in the workplace?
A: Women, especially women of color, are more likely to work in low-wage jobs with fewer advancement opportunities.
Q: How do hiring practices reinforce inequality?
A: Unconscious bias, nepotism, and employer preferences exclude marginalized groups from high-paying or leadership positions.
Q: What is the impact of automation and AI on marginalized workers?
A: Many low-skill jobs are being replaced by technology, disproportionately affecting workers of color and those with less education.
Q: How does social class affect healthcare access?
A: Low-income individuals often lack insurance, live in medically underserved areas, and face higher rates of preventable diseases.
Q: What is medical racism, and how does it affect patients of color?
A: Patients of color receive lower-quality care due to biases, lack of cultural competency, and underfunded hospitals in minority communities.
Q: How does gender impact medical treatment?
A: Women’s pain is often dismissed, reproductive healthcare is politicized, and medical research has historically focused on men.
Q: What are the effects of the maternal mortality crisis in the U.S.?
A: Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications due to racism in healthcare and lack of access.
Q: What are some key strategies for social change?
A: Grassroots organizing, policy reform, media advocacy, and coalition-building challenge systemic inequalities.
Q: Why is intersectionality important in activism?
A: Recognizing how race, class, gender, and other identities interact creates more inclusive and effective movements.
Q: How has social media transformed activism?
A: Platforms like Twitter and Instagram amplify marginalized voices, mobilize movements, and challenge mainstream narratives.
Q: What are some challenges of online activism?
A: Digital activism can be performative (“slacktivism”), face misinformation, and struggle to translate online support into real-world policy change.
