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Early scientific literature assumed that “races” are rooted in biology with clear-cut physical differences. However, current science has proven this assumption to be false. We now know that racial categories have been made up, defined and redefined throughout history. For the social scientist, your race is a “status marker” which indicates your placement in society. Membership in each category has real consequences for health and life chances, particularly for those racial categories that are considered to be at the bottom of the social order. Cancer rates, life expectancy and high blood pressure all show clear differences when it comes to racial membership.
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The history of the evolution of racial categories is long and complicated. Here is the abbreviated version. In the early ages of enlightenment as European countries embarked on their voyages of discovery and conquest they were amazed by the diversity of people they encountered.
The European scientists at the time devised multiple systems of classifications to explain human diversity. They proposed that humans were grouped by race and race was linked to evolutionary development. These scientists and theorists proclaimed that their own racial group, “white” was at the pinnacle of social development and that by contrast “black” was the polar opposite. With the development of racial categories, over time the idea of racial classifications became institutionalized and accepted as fact. We believe that we belong to races and we set up norms and expectations to accompany those beliefs. Consequently, your racial membership has strong correlations to your life chances, including your overall health.
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Your racial group membership correlates to many interesting and often shocking health statistics. Your racial category can actually be a predictor of how long you will live. Social scientists refer to this as “life expectancy”. Ecology Today noted that in 2010 the difference in life expectancy was 78.8 years for whites and 74.8 years for blacks. So simply being born into a particular group may serve as an advantage or disadvantage depending on the group.
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Cancer rates also show a big variation when examined by race. According to the CDC, in 2009, death rates were highest among black men (274.7 per 100,000), followed by white men (209.8), Hispanic* men (140.3), American Indian/Alaska Native men (130.0), and Asian/Pacific Islander men (129.5). When only looking at women, they found that for all cancers combined the incidence rates were highest among white women (418.2), followed by black women (393.4). However, the death rates were highest among black women (168.2), followed by white women (146.5), American Indian/Alaska Native women (102.3), Hispanic* women (97.9), and Asian/Pacific Islander women (90.1).
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According to the CDC, African Americans develop high blood pressure at an earlier age than any other American “racial” group. Among African Americans, more women than men have the condition. When examined as a percent of the population, 43.0% of African American men had high blood pressure, followed by 45.7% of African American women, 33.9% of white men and 31.3% of white women. According to the American Heart Association in 2009, the death rates from high blood pressure were 38.3% for black females, 51.6% for black males, 14.4% for white females, and only 17.0% for white males.
Quick Fact: African Americans allegedly have the highest blood pressure rates in the world.
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