Exam 19: Social Inequality and Health

Cultural homophobia refers to social standards and norms that portray heterosexuality as "normal" and "moral."

The relationship between socioeconomic status and health is consistent and constant across all levels of socioeconomic status.

It is apparent that life expectancies for Indigenous people are among the very lowest of all racial and ethnic groups in Canada.

Men appear more likely than women to die from nearly all of the major causes of death.

What variable is the most common indicator of socioeconomic status in the health literature? What makes this such a strong indicator?

Which hypothesis suggests that men are socialized to engage in risky behaviour?

Before the rise of industrial capitalism, Canadian men and women had very different life expectancies.

Canadian women's higher incidence of poor self-reported health disappears when controlling for age.

Researchers who adopt a materialistic perspective argue that poor health reflects material phenomena. What is not an example of material phenomena?

What argument explains that women are more likely than men to engage in healthful behaviours and lifestyles?

One way that racist experiences can damage one's health is through the internalization of the negative experience.

Socioeconomic status has three main indicators, including income, education, and occupation. How is education measured?

Veenstra and Patterson (2016) speculate that high rates of diabetes and hypertension among Black Canadians reflect ________.

What are potential causes of gender differences in the health determinants literature? Cite the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches.

The Marxist conception of social class is the de facto standard used in assessments of North American health patterns.

The "biased nature of medical research" argument claims that women's groups have more successfully lobbied scientists to prioritize the scientific study of women's health issues over men's.

The drift hypothesis suggests that some prior genetic cause influences both socioeconomic status and health.

Adherence to what popular norm is lethal for men's health and beneficial for women's health?

Which concept is best defined as a principle by which people are defined, differentiated, and organized around a shared awareness of their common ancestry as expressed in culture, physical attributes, language, historical experiences, and birthright?

The reasons for socioeconomic differences between men and women are ________.