Question 1

In January 2015, during the water crisis, Flint Michigan was found to be in violation of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Clean Water Act. 
B)  Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. 
C)  Safe Drinking Water Act. 
D)  Toxic Substances Control Act. 
A)  Clean Water Act. 
B)  Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. 
C)  Safe Drinking Water Act. 
D)  Toxic Substances Control Act. C

Question 2

A framework used to explain the increasing divergence between Black and White health outcomes that focuses on how disadvantages accumulate over the life course is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  accumulating inequality perspective. 
B)  conglomerative constraint perspective. 
C)  disparate health perspective. 
D)  cumulative disadvantage perspective. 
A)  accumulating inequality perspective. 
B)  conglomerative constraint perspective. 
C)  disparate health perspective. 
D)  cumulative disadvantage perspective. D

Question 3

Melissa Checker (2006) conducted an in-depth study of Hyde Park. What were some of their experiences trying to gain environmental justice?

Accepted Answer

Hyde Park, a predominantly Black community, created the Hyde Aragon Park Improvement Committee (HAPIC). In the 60s and 70s, they won some important battles. During the 1990s, a junkyard was growing near their neighborhood, local factories were emitting toxic chemicals, and they experienced high rates of disease and death. UGA researchers found elevated levels of arsenic and chromium in the local soil and warned residents not to eat the produce from their gardens. They filed lawsuit after lawsuit until they were able to secure government grants to clean up the toxic waste near their neighborhood and clear out the junkyard.

Question 4

Other researchers found that infants born to Latina mothers had a 24% higher risk of low birth weight after:

Accepted Answer

A)  COVID pandemic. 
B)  Violent attack on Latinos at an El Paso, Walmart. 
C)  A mass deportation on the southern border. 
D)  A traumatic immigration raid that happened in Postville, Iowa. 
A)  COVID pandemic. 
B)  Violent attack on Latinos at an El Paso, Walmart. 
C)  A mass deportation on the southern border. 
D)  A traumatic immigration raid that happened in Postville, Iowa.

Question 5

Dr. James Marion Sims is sometimes called the father of American gynecology. He often used enslaved, involuntary subjects for experiments. Please share what you have learned about his "treatment" and experimentation?

Accepted Answer

Sims convinced owners of 11 slaves to le

Question 6

Camila Alvarez and Kathryn Norton-Smith (2018) measured estimated cancer risk for air toxins in immigrant communities. They found that the destinations where Latin American immigrants were moving to:

Accepted Answer

A)  had higher than average estimated cancer risk from air toxins. 
B)  had lower than average estimated cancer risk from air toxins. 
C)  had very little air toxins. 
D)  Had higher than average estimated cancer and heart disease risk from air toxins. 
A)  had higher than average estimated cancer risk from air toxins. 
B)  had lower than average estimated cancer risk from air toxins. 
C)  had very little air toxins. 
D)  Had higher than average estimated cancer and heart disease risk from air toxins.

Question 7

The highest COVID-19 death rate in Michigan is in zip code 48325, which is ______ African American and has a high poverty rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  97% 
B)  87% 
C)  77% 
D)  67% 
A)  97% 
B)  87% 
C)  77% 
D)  67%

Question 8

Please provide an example of racial capitalism.

Accepted Answer

Racial capitalism shapes access to resou

Question 9

Persons of low socioeconomic status, Blacks, and Latinos have higher obesity rates than the general population. What do public health scholars suggest may provide an explanation?

Accepted Answer

People who live close to supermarkets an

Question 10

American Indians are about twice as likely as Whites to die from diabetes. What role did the federal government play in transforming their diets?

Accepted Answer

The Two tribal nations in southern Arizo

Question 11

Researchers found that there were positive factors associated with acculturation among Latinos. What were they?

Accepted Answer

More acculturated Latinos were

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a reason that racial residential segregation is the primary cause of Black/White health disparities?

Accepted Answer

A)  It affects the educational opportunities of children. 
B)  It is the preferred place to live for African Americans. 
C)  It concentrates poverty and resources. 
D)  It forces many African Americans to live in environments that are unhealthy on a variety of levels. 
A)  It affects the educational opportunities of children. 
B)  It is the preferred place to live for African Americans. 
C)  It concentrates poverty and resources. 
D)  It forces many African Americans to live in environments that are unhealthy on a variety of levels.

Question 13

Public health scholar James Jackson and his colleagues have found that African Americans have developed coping strategies to deal with stress, but that these same strategies ultimately have negative health outcomes. What are some of these strategies?

Accepted Answer

Many African Americans are confronted wi

Question 14

The highest COVID-19 death rate in Michigan is in zip code 48325, which is _______ African American and has a high poverty rate.

Accepted Answer

A)  67% 
B)  77% 
C)  87% 
D)  97% 
A)  67% 
B)  77% 
C)  87% 
D)  97%

Question 15

What are the global effects of hazardous waste?

Accepted Answer

Ninety percent of the hazardous waste in

Question 16

Poor or low-income disabled people of color face all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  less likely to have a bank account. 
B)  less likely to seek medical care due to its high cost. 
C)  more likely to borrow from a family member. 
D)  more likely to use pawn shops, payday lender, and tax-refund loans. 
A)  less likely to have a bank account. 
B)  less likely to seek medical care due to its high cost. 
C)  more likely to borrow from a family member. 
D)  more likely to use pawn shops, payday lender, and tax-refund loans.

Question 17

Over ______ of babies born to Black women with a college degree had low birth weight, as compared to 8% of babies born to White women without __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  25%; a college degree 
B)  20%; a high school degree 
C)  15%; a college degree. 
D)  10%; a high school degree 
A)  25%; a college degree 
B)  20%; a high school degree 
C)  15%; a college degree. 
D)  10%; a high school degree

Question 18

What do we learn from the Holt family of Dickson, Tennessee?

Accepted Answer

An automotive company opened in 1964. In

Question 19

David Williams and Chiquita Collins (2001) explain that neighborhoods with unsafe streets where people are scared to exercise, with more advertisements for alcohol and tobacco, and higher rates of violent crime are experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  pathogenic residential conditions. 
B)  criminalized residential conditions. 
C)  socially infectious residential conditions. 
D)  racist residential conditions. 
A)  pathogenic residential conditions. 
B)  criminalized residential conditions. 
C)  socially infectious residential conditions. 
D)  racist residential conditions.

Question 20

A lack of plumbing disproportionately affects racial communities. Which group has the highest rates of living without plumbing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poor Whites 
B)  Native Americans 
C)  Blacks 
D)  Mexicans 
A)  Poor Whites 
B)  Native Americans 
C)  Blacks 
D)  Mexicans

In January 2015, during the water crisis, Flint Michigan was found to be in violation of the:

A framework used to explain the increasing divergence between Black and White health outcomes that focuses on how disadvantages accumulate over the life course is called a(n):

Melissa Checker (2006) conducted an in-depth study of Hyde Park. What were some of their experiences trying to gain environmental justice?

Other researchers found that infants born to Latina mothers had a 24% higher risk of low birth weight after:

Dr. James Marion Sims is sometimes called the father of American gynecology. He often used enslaved, involuntary subjects for experiments. Please share what you have learned about his "treatment" and experimentation?

Camila Alvarez and Kathryn Norton-Smith (2018) measured estimated cancer risk for air toxins in immigrant communities. They found that the destinations where Latin American immigrants were moving to:

The highest COVID-19 death rate in Michigan is in zip code 48325, which is ______ African American and has a high poverty rate?

Please provide an example of racial capitalism.

Persons of low socioeconomic status, Blacks, and Latinos have higher obesity rates than the general population. What do public health scholars suggest may provide an explanation?

American Indians are about twice as likely as Whites to die from diabetes. What role did the federal government play in transforming their diets?

Researchers found that there were positive factors associated with acculturation among Latinos. What were they?

Which of the following is NOT a reason that racial residential segregation is the primary cause of Black/White health disparities?

Public health scholar James Jackson and his colleagues have found that African Americans have developed coping strategies to deal with stress, but that these same strategies ultimately have negative health outcomes. What are some of these strategies?

The highest COVID-19 death rate in Michigan is in zip code 48325, which is _______ African American and has a high poverty rate.

What are the global effects of hazardous waste?

Poor or low-income disabled people of color face all of the following EXCEPT:

Over of babies born to Black women with a college degree had low birth weight, as compared to 8% of babies born to White women without ____.

What do we learn from the Holt family of Dickson, Tennessee?

David Williams and Chiquita Collins (2001) explain that neighborhoods with unsafe streets where people are scared to exercise, with more advertisements for alcohol and tobacco, and higher rates of violent crime are experiencing:

A lack of plumbing disproportionately affects racial communities. Which group has the highest rates of living without plumbing?

The Origin of the Idea of Race

Race, Immigration, and Citizenship From the 1840s to the 1920s

Racial Ideologies From the 1920s to the Present

Sociological Theories of Race and Racism

Racism in the Media: the Spread of Ideology

Colorism and Skin-Color Stratification

White Privilege and the Changing Us Racial Hierarchy

Educational Inequality

Income and Labor Market Inequality

Inequality in Housing and Wealth

Racism and the Criminal Justice System

Racism, Nativism, and Immigration Policy

Racial Justice in the United States Today

Thinking Globally: Race and Racisms in France, South Africa, and Brazil

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Exam 12: Health Inequalities, Environmental Racism, and Environmental Justice

In January 2015, during the water crisis, Flint Michigan was found to be in violation of the:

A framework used to explain the increasing divergence between Black and White health outcomes that focuses on how disadvantages accumulate over the life course is called a(n):

Melissa Checker (2006) conducted an in-depth study of Hyde Park. What were some of their experiences trying to gain environmental justice?

Other researchers found that infants born to Latina mothers had a 24% higher risk of low birth weight after:

Dr. James Marion Sims is sometimes called the father of American gynecology. He often used enslaved, involuntary subjects for experiments. Please share what you have learned about his "treatment" and experimentation?

Camila Alvarez and Kathryn Norton-Smith (2018) measured estimated cancer risk for air toxins in immigrant communities. They found that the destinations where Latin American immigrants were moving to:

The highest COVID-19 death rate in Michigan is in zip code 48325, which is ______ African American and has a high poverty rate?

Please provide an example of racial capitalism.

Persons of low socioeconomic status, Blacks, and Latinos have higher obesity rates than the general population. What do public health scholars suggest may provide an explanation?

American Indians are about twice as likely as Whites to die from diabetes. What role did the federal government play in transforming their diets?

Researchers found that there were positive factors associated with acculturation among Latinos. What were they?

Which of the following is NOT a reason that racial residential segregation is the primary cause of Black/White health disparities?

Public health scholar James Jackson and his colleagues have found that African Americans have developed coping strategies to deal with stress, but that these same strategies ultimately have negative health outcomes. What are some of these strategies?

The highest COVID-19 death rate in Michigan is in zip code 48325, which is _______ African American and has a high poverty rate.

What are the global effects of hazardous waste?

Poor or low-income disabled people of color face all of the following EXCEPT:

Over ______ of babies born to Black women with a college degree had low birth weight, as compared to 8% of babies born to White women without __________.

What do we learn from the Holt family of Dickson, Tennessee?

David Williams and Chiquita Collins (2001) explain that neighborhoods with unsafe streets where people are scared to exercise, with more advertisements for alcohol and tobacco, and higher rates of violent crime are experiencing:

A lack of plumbing disproportionately affects racial communities. Which group has the highest rates of living without plumbing?

The Origin of the Idea of Race

Race, Immigration, and Citizenship From the 1840s to the 1920s

Racial Ideologies From the 1920s to the Present

Sociological Theories of Race and Racism

Racism in the Media: the Spread of Ideology

Colorism and Skin-Color Stratification

White Privilege and the Changing Us Racial Hierarchy

Educational Inequality

Income and Labor Market Inequality

Inequality in Housing and Wealth

Racism and the Criminal Justice System

Racism, Nativism, and Immigration Policy

Racial Justice in the United States Today

Thinking Globally: Race and Racisms in France, South Africa, and Brazil

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Over of babies born to Black women with a college degree had low birth weight, as compared to 8% of babies born to White women without ____.