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19.3 Review Questions

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Which of the following statements is not true?
Black people have lower cancer rates than White people.
The life expectancy of Black males in the United States is approximately five years shorter than for White males.
The infant mortality rate for Black people in the United States is almost double than it is for White people
Hispanic people have worse access to care than non-Hispanic White people.
The process by which aspects of life that were considered bad or deviant are redefined as sickness and needing medical attention to remedy is called:
medicalization
deviance
demedicalization
intersection theory
What are the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in the United States?
Anxiety disorders
ADHD
Mood disorders
Autism spectrum disorders
Sidewalk ramps and Braille signs are examples of _______________.
both accommodations required by the Americans with Disabilities Act and forms of accessibility for people with disabilities
disabilities
accommodations required by the Americans with Disabilities Act
forms of accessibility for people with disabilities
The high unemployment rate among people with disabilities may be a result of ____________.
stigmatization
medicalization
obesity
all of these
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The content of this course has been taken from the free Sociology textbook by Openstax

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