Minority Status Is Determined by ______

question 81

Multiple Choice

Minority status is determined by ______.

• A)race and ethnicity
• B)power and status
• C)culture
• D)social class

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Definitions:

Biomedical Model

A framework focusing on the purely biological factors of disease and excluding psychological, environmental, and social influences.

Biopsychosocial Model

An interdisciplinary model that looks at the interconnection between biology, psychology, and socio-environmental factors in understanding health and illness.

Fear-victimization Paradox

The phenomenon where people's fear of becoming a crime victim is disproportionately high compared to actual victimization rates, influenced by factors such as media portrayal of crime.

Theory of Planned Behavior

A psychological theory that predicts an individual's intention to engage in a behavior based on three factors: attitude toward the behavior, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control.