How Has Whiteness Become a Racial Identity? What Are Some

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Essay

How has whiteness become a racial identity? What are some of the reasons this has happened?

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Definitions:

Small-For-Date

A term describing infants whose birth weight is significantly lower than expected for the duration of the pregnancy.

Frontal Lobes

The frontal lobes are the part of the brain located at the front of each cerebral hemisphere, responsible for complex cognitive functions, decision making, and controlling voluntary muscle movements.

Serotonin

A neurotransmitter crucial for mood regulation and the feeling of well-being.

SIDS

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, an unexplained death, usually during sleep, of a seemingly healthy baby less than a year old.