Soc 123 Responses
Based on the resources you reviewed, describe two racial or ethnic group health disparities. Explain how social determinants of health can lead to these disparities. What are long-term consequences of these disparities?
Based on the resources you reviewed, describe two racial or ethnic group educational inequalities. What factors contribute to these inequalities? What are long-term consequences of these inequalities for racial groups?
Explain how racial and ethnic inequalities in health and education are examples of institutionalized (or structural) inequalities.
What is the “model minority” image and standard that many Asian Americans are held to in American society? Based on the resources you reviewed, explain why this image is a myth and a stereotype (be sure to address the methodological issues highlighted in the articles). How does this stereotype harm Asian American students?
