The Reason for Which Few Scientists Advocate Abandoning the Use

question 14

Multiple Choice

The reason for which few scientists advocate abandoning the use of racial terminology in research and clinical practice is which of the following?

• A) Most diseases have a genetic component that is race-linked.
• B) Categories of race have a profound impact on people's lives and health.
• C) African Americans have been systematically discriminated against and this situation needs to be addressed by leaving out the use of racial terminology.
• D) All of these choices.

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Definitions:

Cultural

Pertaining to the ideas, customs, and social behaviors of a society or group of people.

Economic

Pertaining to the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, and the management of money and resources.

Milgram's Study

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to measure the willingness of participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.

Being Shocked

The experience of sudden and intense surprise or dismay, often as a result of an unexpected event or discovery.