The Study of Health Care Provided at Alpha House in New

question 6

Multiple Choice

The study of health care provided at Alpha House in New York City suggested that black women and other women of color were better able to withstand pain than white women,and were often referred to as more "primitive" by the health care workers.These attitudes stemmed largely from

• A) stories and folklore about black women's bodies.
• B) stories told to the workers by trained physicians.
• C) conflicts between physicians of color and white patients.
• D) information that was the result of Medicaid policies and directives.

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