The last class touched a little bit on a topic I found very interesting, the "Latino/a Paradox". The “Latino/a Paradox” is loosely defined as the surprising health of many Latino/as despite contradictory predictions for higher mortality and disease rates.
The video below does a good job of describing the paradox conceptually:
Though we talked in class about the possibility that immigrants move back to their country when they are seriously ill, I think the fact that many studies have proven to be statistically significant is enough evidence for me to believe in the Latino Paradox.
I’m interested to see what other people think – do you believe in the ‘paradox’?
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This is a great video for explaining the paradox, thanks for sharing it!
This video is very interesting. I do find the facts very startling that immigrant Latinos are generally healthier than most white Americans although they are subjugated to worse work conditions and such.
A possible explanation that I once read is that in their home countries (where they were born), they were exposed to more diseases than they would be growing up in the United States. Their immune system is thus better already and upon moving, do not face the same illnesses as white Americans.
I agree, the video is very interesting, and I myself was very surprised when we learned about the Latina/o Paradox. I think what shocks people about the paradox is that it negates the stereotype of Latinos, especially Mexicans, that claims them to be dirty and basically, disease-carrying.
Steph's explanation was really interesting, I wonder if there are any studies that provide proof?
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