Lecture 4

Question 1

subordination

Answer 1

placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position

Question 2

inequality/Income inequality/social inequality

Answer 2

• higher rates of mental illness
• higher crime
• poorer childhood outcomes
• lower well-being
• higher death rates in countries with more inequality
• can become worse by socioecomonic disparities in disease threat

Inequality is a detriment at all levels

social inequality
- heightened levels of competition in a society.
- social evaluation anxiety: increased stress due to greater threats to self-esteem, social status, and fear of judgment.

Question 3

Factors in Resilience

Answer 3

1. personal mastery (control)
2. support-seeking and social support
3. emotional coping (esp. positive reappraisal)