SOC363H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Recall Bias, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Mood Disorder
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Assume that canada and us are different. Race, nativity, ethnicity and culture: race is a predictor of exposure and vulnerability to stressful events and mental health status. It hides variation and has to be deconstructed: research does not control for this. Irrelevant differences in genotype operates as a category because there are social meanings of race. Cultural competencies in health workers: certain cultures use differing coping methods. Internalized racism perspective e(cid:373)phasizes the effe(cid:272)t of (cid:374)egati(cid:448)e (cid:448)ie(cid:449)s of o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) g(cid:396)oup: the acceptance of negative stereotypes. , contrasting views of how minority groups respond to systemic racism, but could be conditional, depend on the individual. Conditional adaptation: adaptation process depends on country of origin. Initial status different for low gnp: you are the same as others from your country who have lived here for longer, change in mental health over time restricted to low gnp.
