The ideas behind diversity and socioeconomic status in the United States categorize, in broad categories of individuals’ races, how much money they make, their education and geography (rural vs. inner city). Most agencies measure socioeconomic status (SES) as the household level using education, income, and occupation as the determinants (American Psychological Association (APA), 2007). Health disparities occur at every level of socioeconomic status and the negative trends of health reside predominantly within the groups of lower SES. Race/ethnic group, gender, age, education, and socioeconomic status are the predictors of health for the subjects in the 2010 research of William, Mohammed, Leavell and Collins (Williams, Mohammed, Leavell, &
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In addition, the mortality rates for those groups are nearly three times higher than white for ages four and under. Infant mortality relates to the age of the female at the time of birth showing that Black and Puerto Rican women have lower infant mortality between the ages of 15 and 19, while white women show better rates in their twenties. This could be due to Geronimus, the “weathering hypothesis” which relates the increased effects that the exposure to unhealthy or adverse conditions has on the chronological age (Williams, Mohammed, Leavell, & Collins, 2010). For example, while African American women have a lower overall incidence rate of breast cancer, under 40 years of age, they experience increased prognosis that includes advanced stages at detection and poorer outcomes than their white counterparts …show more content…
For example, the Asian population as a whole has a lower health risk profile but include Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander groups, which have higher health risks. In addition, Arab Americans grouped with the white population mask their higher health risk profiles. It would be beneficial to segment the ethnic groups appropriately to gather further insight on the health disparities that exist. As research stands today, some groups share the advantage of having a more exclusive group than others to form proper conclusions. However, the conducted research does indicate significant disparity amongst the socioeconomic groups. I will be interested in researching the new discoveries of how other social factors (discrimination and oppression) affect the minority groups as they relate to health. In my opinion, we will discover more of the Geronimus hypothesis, as these groups experience these factors over a lifetime which will increase their exposure to poor health as they progress in
In addition, the mortality rates for those groups are nearly three times higher than white for ages four and under. Infant mortality relates to the age of the female at the time of birth showing that Black and Puerto Rican women have lower infant mortality between the ages of 15 and 19, while white women show better rates in their twenties. This could be due to Geronimus, the “weathering hypothesis” which relates the increased effects that the exposure to unhealthy or adverse conditions has on the chronological age (Williams, Mohammed, Leavell, & Collins, 2010). For example, while African American women have a lower overall incidence rate of breast cancer, under 40 years of age, they experience increased prognosis that includes advanced stages at detection and poorer outcomes than their white counterparts …show more content…
For example, the Asian population as a whole has a lower health risk profile but include Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander groups, which have higher health risks. In addition, Arab Americans grouped with the white population mask their higher health risk profiles. It would be beneficial to segment the ethnic groups appropriately to gather further insight on the health disparities that exist. As research stands today, some groups share the advantage of having a more exclusive group than others to form proper conclusions. However, the conducted research does indicate significant disparity amongst the socioeconomic groups. I will be interested in researching the new discoveries of how other social factors (discrimination and oppression) affect the minority groups as they relate to health. In my opinion, we will discover more of the Geronimus hypothesis, as these groups experience these factors over a lifetime which will increase their exposure to poor health as they progress in