WEEK 5 RACE, CULTURE & HEALTH Flashcards
1
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Radicalized Canadians experience…
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- Lower rates of income
- Higher rates of unemployment
- Lower occupational status
-This affects physical, mental, and social health
2
Q
What are 3 different types of racism?
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- Institutionalized racism
- Personally-mediated racism
- Internalized racism
3
Q
How does racism harm health? (4)
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- Economic and social deprivation
- Socially inflicted trauma (mental, physical, sexual)
- Inadequate or degrading medical care
- Degradation of ecosystems
4
Q
What are the policy implications of Racism and health?
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- Institutions must recognize the existence of racism in Canada, to develop awareness and education programs
- Govt must commit funding for anti-discrimination laws and regulations
- Govt needs to improve people of colour’s living and working conditions
5
Q
What is Institutionalized racism?
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- Has to deal with material conditions and access to power
- Association between socioeconomic status and race
6
Q
What are material conditions? (5)
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- Education
- Housing
- Employment
- Medical facilities
- Clean environment
7
Q
What is access to power? (3)
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Access to
- Information: ones history
- Resources: wealth and infrastructure
- Voice: voting rights, representation, control of media
8
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What is personally mediated racism?
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- Prejudice and discrimination
- Can be intentional or unintentional, acts of commission or omission
9
Q
What is prejudice?
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Assumptions about abilities, motives, intentions of others according to race
10
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What is discrimination?
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Differential actions towards others according to their race
11
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Examples of personally mediated racism (5)
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- Lack of respect
- Suspicion
- Devaluation
- Scapegoating
- Dehumanization
12
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What is internalized racism?
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- When racism is accepted by members of the stigmatized race
- Acceptance of their own abilities, intrinsic worth
