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Guided Concept Map #4 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Whiteness ≠ White people.
      - Whiteness is a racial discourse; "white people" is a socially constructed identity.
      - Whiteness is a social concept, not a culture. (Leonardo, 2009)
      - Whiteness is not a biological category.
  - - - White people hold more power in society because of their race, giving significant advantages
        
        Exists above the hypothetical line of social justice. More than one deserves because of birth.
        
        Societal privileges that benefit people with white skin beyond what non-white people experience.
- - - - Worse self-rated health, higher anxiety, and depression
      - Economic downturns/demographic shifts fuel racial resentment, correlating with increased mortality/deaths of despair
    - - Strong racial identity (e.g., White Christian nationalists) = higher stress with societal changes.
        
        Lower-income White Americans = higher biological stress markers (shorter telomere length)
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        Normalizes gun culture, promoting entitlement to firearms.
        
        White men have the highest rate of gun-related suicides.
        
        Ideological connection contributes to firearm-related deaths.
  - - - Resisted safety measures when minorities were believed to be disproportionately affected.
        
        Racial resentment led to lower vaccine uptake and increased mortality.
        
        White Evangelicals less likely to wear masks
    - - Opposition stems from racial resentment, despite benefits for poor White Americans.
        
        Republican-led states refused expansion, disproportionately harming access to healthcare.
- - - - Definition: American Dream - If you work hard, you will accomplish your goals.
      - Challenges to the myth: Progress is based on talent and ability rather than class privilege, social standing, or wealth.
      - Success is not attained based on talent/abilities alone.
      - Unequal opportunities and advantages.
- - - - Influence on disparities.
      - Public health systems draw mostly on Eurocentric knowledge, excluding BIPOC perspectives.
      - Research highlighting racial inequities without showing the relationship to racism, settler colonialism, and Whiteness.
- - - - Alternatives to policing in responding to mental health crises.
      - Rational, care-driven response to substance use.
      - Access to home ownership through equitable (not predatory) lending.
      - Equitable access to high-quality education and workforce development.
- - - - Declining mental health.
      - Increased substance use and higher mortality among lower/middle socioeconomic classes.
      - Loss of sense of authenticity and self.
      - Loss of relationships with BIPOC and family.
      - Loss of humanity and believing in the right to dominate.
      - Loss of knowledge about peoples’ histories and cultures.