Week 3 Flashcards
What kind of problem is racism and why
a systemic problem bc it consists of structure, policies, and norms that assign value and determine opportunities based on looks and colour
What is racism in terms of health
fundamental driver of health disparities
what can racism lead to
poorer health outcomes like mental and physical
what are the 2 types of racism and how do they affect people
interpersonal and structural racism
both of these have a neg affect on physical and mental health
prevents them from having the chance to have the highest level of health therefore affecting communities and globally
Who was Clyde murphy
a black man from the class of 1970 from Yale
When and how did Clyde die
at the age of 62 in 2010, Clyde died from a blood clot in his lung
What was the trend with Clyde’s death
his experience of death was not unique bc many of his black classmates from Yale also died young
What was the death rate of the grad class from Yale of 1970
they had 3x higher death rate than the avg member
how often do black babies die prematurely
every 7 mins in the USA
How many black people die every day
over 200 black ppl die everyday
How could these black people not die
if the health for black and white people was equal
Whites who are…
high school drop outs still live 3.4 years longer than their black counterparts
white people with a high school diploma live longer than a black with a uni degree
What gap is even larger between blacks and whites
even larger racial gap
can we measure racism
yes bc if we can measure self esteem you can measure racism
What is the first scale Dr.Williams talks about
the first scale captured major experiences of discrimination
eg: being unfairly fired or unfairly stopped by the police
What is the second scale Dr.Williams talks about
it’s called the everyday discrimination scale and it was made bc discrimination occurs in minor and subtle experiences
What does the second scale of Dr.Williams capture
captures 9 items, like:
- treated with less courtesy than others
- receive poorer service than others in restaurants or stores
- people act as if they’re afraid of you
captures in ways which the dignity and respect of people who society value is chipped away on a daily basis
higher levels of discrimination are associated with…
the elevated risk of a broad range of diseases
ie. blood pressure, breast cancer, abdominal obesity, heart disease and premature mortality.
higher levels of discrimination of in teens (black I think) had..
higher levels of stress hormones, of blood pressure and weight at age 20
what did the 1999 committee thingy tell
black people and other minorities receive poorer quality care than whites
this was true for all kinds of medical treatment: simple to hard
What was the term dr David introduced
implicit bias or unconscious discrimination
what is implicit bias/unconscious discrimination
if you hold a negative stereotype about a group in our subconscious mind, and you meet someone from that the you will discriminate against that person
what kind of process if implicit bias/unconscious bias
unconscious and automatic process
and it happens to the people with the most well intended mindset
what is institutional discrimination
this is discrimination that exists in the processes of social institutions
