GLPH 171 – Final Exam Review: Module 4 with Complete
Questions and Answers
Wheel of Power and Privilege - correct answer ✔✔Illustrates how power and privileges
intersect with social identities
Identities that are commonly associated with power in mainstream western societies / groups
are situated in the center of the wheel
Meanwhile, identities commonly associated with less power / marginalization are located on
the outside of the wheel
E.g. Individuals with darker skin have often been marginalized and may have access to less social
power
Relationship Between Identity and Health Outcomes - correct answer ✔✔Some of the features
of identity have direct associations with specific health outcomes
Marfan Syndrome (genetic condition that affects connective tissue, which provides support for
the body and organs) is more common among tall, tan people
But, many of the pathways between identity factors and health have less to do with
biological/genetic aspects, and more to do with individual experiences of advantage /
disadvantage throughout life
Oppression - correct answer ✔✔Mixture of institutional power and prejudice that creates
disadvantages for specific groups
Oppression manifests at four levels - correct answer ✔✔1) Societal/Cultural
Collective ideas about what is "right"
2) Institutional
Legal system
, Educational system
Public policy
Hiring practices
Media images
3) Interpersonal
Actions
Behaviours
Language
4) Individual
Feelings
Beliefs
Values
Race - correct answer ✔✔Race is a social construct and conceptual categorization based on
physical characteristics of people ingroups.
Some of these physical characteristics can include skin colour, hair colour, hair texture, andfacial
and bodily features.
Why is race not a genetic construct, but a social one? - correct answer ✔✔There is greater
genetic variability within racial categories than across racial groups.
Racism - correct answer ✔✔False belief in superiority of one group of people over another
based on race.
Questions and Answers
Wheel of Power and Privilege - correct answer ✔✔Illustrates how power and privileges
intersect with social identities
Identities that are commonly associated with power in mainstream western societies / groups
are situated in the center of the wheel
Meanwhile, identities commonly associated with less power / marginalization are located on
the outside of the wheel
E.g. Individuals with darker skin have often been marginalized and may have access to less social
power
Relationship Between Identity and Health Outcomes - correct answer ✔✔Some of the features
of identity have direct associations with specific health outcomes
Marfan Syndrome (genetic condition that affects connective tissue, which provides support for
the body and organs) is more common among tall, tan people
But, many of the pathways between identity factors and health have less to do with
biological/genetic aspects, and more to do with individual experiences of advantage /
disadvantage throughout life
Oppression - correct answer ✔✔Mixture of institutional power and prejudice that creates
disadvantages for specific groups
Oppression manifests at four levels - correct answer ✔✔1) Societal/Cultural
Collective ideas about what is "right"
2) Institutional
Legal system
, Educational system
Public policy
Hiring practices
Media images
3) Interpersonal
Actions
Behaviours
Language
4) Individual
Feelings
Beliefs
Values
Race - correct answer ✔✔Race is a social construct and conceptual categorization based on
physical characteristics of people ingroups.
Some of these physical characteristics can include skin colour, hair colour, hair texture, andfacial
and bodily features.
Why is race not a genetic construct, but a social one? - correct answer ✔✔There is greater
genetic variability within racial categories than across racial groups.
Racism - correct answer ✔✔False belief in superiority of one group of people over another
based on race.
