Racial & Ethnic Minorities Film Power of an Illusion Question

SOCI 3422 – Racial & Ethnic Minorities

Overview:

For this assignment, you should watch Race: The Power of an Illusion, Episode 1 – The Difference Between Us.

To use the streaming service provided by The University of Memphis, go to  You will need to create an account using your memphis.edu credentials. This is a FREE service provided by UofM. You do not need to pay for it! It is basically like Netflix for documentaries, but the university pays for our subscription. Find the University of Memphis from the list of subscribers. Use your memphis.edu email to create your account. Follow the steps promoted by kanopy.com to set up your account.

Then, search for Race: The Power of an Illusion.

Requirements:

You should write your reflection after viewing Episode 1. Prompts to help you with your reflection are on the next page. Reflections should incorporate the knowledge and vocabulary about race you have gained from this class, as well as details from the film. That is, you should take the perspective of a sociologist and use sociological terms from the text in your reflection. Use the prompts on the following page to guide your reflection.

Your reflection should be at least 2 to 3 full pages of text, double-spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides. Write your reflection in paragraph format, not bullet points. Use a standard 12-point font like Arial or Times New Roman. Please be sure to proofread your essay before submitting.

Due by Sunday, by 11:59pm CST.

No late work will be accepted.

Upload your completed reflection. Each reflection should be your own original work created specifically for the purposes of this assignment. Your essay will be submitted through the university’s plagiarism software. Reflections written for other classes may not be submitted for credit. Reflections found to be in violation of this policy will receive a zero.

It is your responsibility that the correct file is uploaded. I will only grade the file you upload to the dropbox. Double-check that you upload the correct file. Save your reflection on your computer as something specific to this class and assignment. Do not use any special characters (such as ? # ! $ &) in the file name.

Save your file as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf. Other file types will not be accepted.

Note: You do not have to answer each of these reflection prompts. Just use them to get you thinking. The questions are based on Race: The Power of an Illusion Discussion Guide (2003).

Episode 1 – The Difference Between Us: The Difference Between Us examines the contemporary science – including genetics – that challenges our common sense assumptions that human beings can be bundled into three or four fundamentally different groups according to their physical traits.

Reflection Prompts:

• What is the difference between a biological and a social view of race?
• Why is it impossible to use biological characteristics to sort people into consistent races?
• What kinds of biological differences were early scientists looking for to suggest that people of different races are fundamentally different?
• Who has benefited from the belief that we can sort people according to race and that there are natural or biologically based differences between racial groups?
• “Just because race isn’t something biological, that doesn’t mean it’s not real.” What are some of the real social consequences of race?
• Anthropologist Alan Goodman says that “to understand why the idea of race is a biological myth requires a major paradigm shift.” Do you agree? Did the film present anything that shifted your thinking in major way? If so, what? Is it difficult to make this shift? Why?

Despite significant advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of most chronic diseases, evidence suggests that racial and ethnic minorities receive lower-quality care than nonminorities, and that patients of minority ethnicity have higher morbidity and mortality from various chronic diseases than nonminorities. “Racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare exist and, because they are associated with inferior outcomes in many circumstances, are unacceptable,” according to an Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on unequal treatment. 1 “Racial or ethnic inequalities in the quality of health care that are not due to access-related variables or clinical needs, preferences, and appropriateness of intervention,” according to the IOM report. 1 Since the release of the IOM study, there has been a renewed focus on identifying the sources of inequalities, identifying contributing variables, and developing and assessing effective interventions to minimize or eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health care.

Three research published in this edition of the journal provide fresh light on the causes of racial and ethnic disparities in health care and the factors that contribute to them. Trivedi and Ayanian 2 conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 54,968 respondents to the 2001 California Health Interview Survey to investigate the link between perceptions of health care discrimination and utilization of health services in the first study. Approximately 5% of respondents said they have been discriminated against in some way. Those who reported discrimination were less likely to receive some preventive care services; nevertheless, even after accounting for perceived discrimination, racial, gender, and insurance differences in preventive care receipt remained.

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

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Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
• Here are some helpful links
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Huang et al. 3 evaluated the factor structure, endorsement rates, and differential item functioning of the well-validated 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) depression scale across 5,053 white, African American, Chinese American, and Latino primary care patients in their second study. Although there was evidence of differential item functioning for some items, the PHQ-9 factor structure was consistent across ethnic groups. The authors concluded that the PHQ-9 is an excellent screening and monitoring tool for depression in a variety of populations because it evaluates a common concept of depression.