Psych Of Grief Lesson 5

Front 1

What is the single largest minority group in American society today.

Back 1

Hispanics

Front 2

What contrast in mortality did McCord and Freeman suggest for African American males?

Back 2

They suggested that African American males living in Harlem are less likely to reach the age of 65 than men living in Bangladesh, one of the poorest countries in the world.

Front 3

What is the second largest minority group in the U.S.?

Back 3

African Americans

Front 4

What is the third largest minority group in the U.S.?

Back 4

Asians and Pacific Island Americans

Front 5

What is the official estimate for the total population of Native Americans in the United States?

Back 5

2.75 Million or about 1% of the total population

Front 6

What was the finding by Mahoney (1991) concerning Native Americans?

Back 6

He found high death rates from automobile accidents among Native-American populations in New-York State, nearly double the overall rate in the United States.

Front 7

In their death-related practices, African Americans are said to be:

Back 7

Likely to view death as a moment in which recognition can be provided for the deceased person’s ability to stand up to others

Front 8

Among Hispanic Americans, death-related attitudes appear to

Back 8

Be shaped largely by family and religion

Front 9

Death rates among Asian and Pacific Island Americans are

Back 9

Lower than those for Caucasian Americans

Front 10

What does it mean to speak of “death-related practices”?

Back 10

“Death-related practices” encompasses the different ways in which the dying and those around them view or prepare for death and the ways in which death is handled during and after someone has passed on.