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Despite relative similarities in drug use between Black people and White people, drug arrests are higher in communities of color than White communities because

Today in the southern United States, the majority of students of color attend __________ schools where the majority of students are of color.

Contrary to popular belief, social-scientific evidence has shown that immigrants

When George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin in 2012, the police did not arrest Zimmerman because of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law. What was the supposed purpose of this law?

What observation did law professor Charles Lawrence make about unconscious racism?

A person’s __________ is their family lineage, which often includes tribal, regional, or national affiliation.

Consider a neighborhood that is 50 percent African American, 20 percent Hispanic, and 30 percent White. In this neighborhood, the political candidates for local office include three African Americans, three White people, and one Hispanic person. Residents in this neighborhood turn out to vote in higher rates than any other neighborhood in the city, with White residents most likely to support White candidates and oppose policies that support people of color within the neighborhood. What term is used to explain this phenomenon?

In 1991, President George H. W. Bush nominated Clarence Thomas, an African American man, to serve as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Thomas went on to oppose many policies committed to racial equality. This is an example of

__________ is best described as the argument that social and economic differences between races are the result of immutable, inherited, and inborn distinctions.

A 68-year-old male is brought to the emergency room by his daughter due to confusion. She reports that her father did not remember who she was yesterday, and his refrigerator was completely empty when she tried to make him lunch. She states that he was acting like himself when she visited him last week. She also notes that he has struggled with alcoholism for many years and has not seen a doctor in over two decades. She is unsure if he has any other chronic medical conditions. In the emergency room, the patient’s temperature is 101.2°F, pulse is 102/min, respirations are 22/min, and O2 saturation is 92% on room air. His BMI is 17.1 kg/m2.  Physical exam reveals an extremely thin and frail man who is not oriented to person, place, or time. As he is being examined, he becomes unresponsive and desaturates to 84%. He is intubated and admitted to the intensive care unit for what is found to be pneumonia, and the patient is treated with appropriate antibiotics and started on total parental nutrition. Two days later, physical exam is notable for new peripheral edema. Laboratory tests at that time reveal the following:  Serum:Na+: 135 mEq/LCl-: 101 mEq/LK+: 2.4 mEq/L (↓)HCO3-: 24 mEq/LBUN: 18 mg/dLGlucose: 124 mg/dLCreatinine: 1.1 mg/dLPhosphate: 1.1 mg/dL (↓)Mg2+: 1.0 mg/dL (↓) Which of the following conditions is the most likely cause of the electrolyte abnormalities and peripheral edema seen in this patient?