Homework: Aversive Racism and Inequality in Health Care
a) Review the Section III, "Framework Essay," and Reading 31 in the course text. Pay particular attention to aversive racism and health care access.
b) Review the article, "Psychiatrists' Attitudes Toward and Awareness About Racial Disparities in Mental Health Care," and focus on methods for reducing aversive racism.
c) Take the Race Implicit Bias test at the Project Implicit website.
d) Identify two examples of racial or ethnic inequality in health care in the United States.
e) Think about how aversive racism contributes to the examples that you identified.
f) Consider methods for reducing aversive racism in your examples.
Task (3-4 pages):
1) Describe two examples of racial or ethnic inequality in health care in the United States.
2) Explain how aversive racism contributes to the inequality illustrated in the examples (and thus in health care) you described.
3) Explain methods for reducing aversive racism in your examples. Be specific and provide examples to support your explanation.
4) Discuss how implicit bias might impact health care in the United States.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.