Health Sciences 1002A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Genetic Marker, Genetic Variation, Public Health

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 1002A/B
• Professor: Jessica Polzer

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Lecture 13 + 14 - racism as a determinant of health. Recall discussion on: social inequities that influence health, ses (economic) - social class, gender. Of (cid:272)ourse these thi(cid:374)gs do(cid:374)"t (cid:373)ap (cid:374)eatly o(cid:374)to i(cid:374)dividuals, (cid:271)ut they do make discernable and identifiable patterns at a group level. The social construction of different ethnicities of people based on skin colour, country of origin, etc. Health research is highly invested in examining the relationship between race and health: public health. Reflect on what race means: without reflection, we run the risk of naturalizing things that are actually social in origin. History of social exclusion/violence/manipulation vs biologically originating genetic traits/characteristics. Used to distinguish between diff groups on basis of physical characteristics. And enduring social category that captures differential access to power and resources in society. Distinct from ethnic group: race is a social construct, ethnicity refers to shared cultural context. There is no one genetic marker or trait that codes for an entire race.