Why Are There Differences in Life Expectancies for People of Different

question 60

Multiple Choice

Why are there differences in life expectancies for people of different races?

• A) disparities in access to health care
• B) genetic differences resulting in predispositions to various diseases
• C) biological differences given different races have radically different hormones
• D) greatly increased levels of law enforcement violence directed at certain racial groups

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Definitions:

Preoperational Thought

A stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development where children (ages 2-7) are able to engage in symbolic play and make intuitive guesses, but their thinking is not yet logical.

Intuitive Thought

A form of thinking that relies on a direct and immediate understanding or perception of situations, independent of conscious reasoning processes.

Secondary Circular Reactions

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where infants from 4 to 8 months discover and repeat actions by chance through their own bodies.

Internalization

The process by which individuals incorporate external standards, values, and norms into their own belief system, making those external influences a part of their internal psyche.