government in the 1970s after Mexican-American and Hispanic organizations lobbied for population data to be collected. Subsequently, in 1976, Congress passed a law mandating information about U.S. residents from Spanish-speaking countries to be recorded. Today, Hispanic appears as an “ethnicity” ...
Ethnic studies combines insights from historians, economists, political scientists and other scholars, and it focuses on how ethnicity shapes life experience. Navigating a multicultural society is easier if you recognize the powerful influence of race and culture on human behav...
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The study's authors stated: Aside from race and ethnicity, patients 55 years old or over were less likely to say they'd spend all they had. Also, participants were less willing to expend resources if they supported three or more people compared with those who supported just one. Compared ...
Up to 100,000 Americans have some form of sickle cell. It's more common among some races and ethnicities than others. If you have African ancestry, you're at the highest risk for sickle cell trait. You may also be at risk if your ethnicity is Hispanic, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, As...
The gender of the adolescent and of the parent holding the discussion, but not the family's ethnicity, significantly influenced findings, with adolescents of both sexes more likely to report discussions with mothers than with fathers, and with parents more likely to discuss any of the 10 topics...
The current study has several limitations that warrant discussion. Our convenience sample of young, Irish university students is not representative of the rest of the population. We assessed students' nationality, but not their race or ethnicity. Data show that 15% of Irish college students identify...
There was high interest in a sexual recovery program across race/ethnicity and by treatment type. The most preferred formats were a self-directed online curriculum and participation in a support group specific to gay and bisexual men with prostate cancer. A variety of formats, language and content...
Protein in the urine (proteinuria) is itself a symptom of another condition and there may be no signs. When signs of protein in the urine do occur, they may include: Swelling (edema) in the face, legs, feet, or abdomen Foamy, frothy or bubbly-looking urine ...
Ethnicity and drinking in northern California: a comparison among whites, blacks and Hispanics. Among Black males the trend is exactly the opposite of that for Whites, while among Hispanic males there also is a decrease but not quite so large as... CAETANO RAUL - 《Alcohol & Alcoholism》 ...