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  1. incongruent
    not corresponding in character or kind
    Furthermore, she strongly criticizes policies
    that promote incentives for single mothers to wed,
    proposing that these initiatives are incongruent with
    the demographics and realities of inner-city African
    American communities.This assertion is suppo
  2. interrelate
    place into a mutual relationship
    The book is well organized into nine chapters
    with congenial titles that logically build on one
    another.The main thread connecting these chapters
    is their conceptualization of infant mortality in
    terms of racial and economic discrimination and
    the inte
  3. conceptualization
    inventing or contriving an idea or explanation
    The book is well organized into nine chapters
    with congenial titles that logically build on one
    another.The main thread connecting these chapters
    is their conceptualization of infant mortality in
    terms of racial and economic discrimination and
    the interrelated health risk factors of infancy.
  4. reevaluate
    revise or renew one's assessment
    Overall, the relationship between
    geographic infrastructure and the demographics of
    dispossessed communities, resulting in high infant
    mortality rates, is a disturbing trend—one that will
    probably cause readers to reevaluate their own
    neighborhoods.
  5. Syracuse
    a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC
    Greater Syracuse, New York, was named
    an "All-American City" in 2000 by the
    National Civic League in recognition of
    its civic excellence, as evidenced by various community
    accomplishments.
  6. undergird
    make secure underneath
    Structural violence theory undergirds Lane's
    work.
  7. buttressing
    a support usually of stone or brick
    Lane
    interweaves Syracuse data and individual anecdotes,
    buttressing her fmdings with national statistics.With
    infant mortality framed in this way, the reader is
    provided with rich data contextualized within a
    specific community, and Lane's style in presenting
    these data is truly winning and heartfelt.
  8. inequity
    injustice by virtue of not conforming with standards
    Structural
    violence theory proposes that such inequities are
    deep-seated in nature and socially embedded in the
    same manner that institutional racism is (Galtung,
    1969; Lane et al, 2004; Weigert, 1989,1999).
  9. ethnography
    scientific description of individual human societies
    Lane's work cannot be easily categorized;
    it is case study, ethnography, policy analysis, and
    qualitative research—all cogently assembled into a
    very readable book. l
    REFERENCES
    Galtung,J. (1969).Violence, peace, and peace research.
  10. socioeconomic
    involving social as well as economic factors
    Her goal of reframing infant
    mortality is accomplished through the examination
    of cyclical patterns and risk factors embedded in
    realities of public health, structural racism, community
    violence, and socioeconomic status.
  11. demographic
    a statistic characterizing human populations
    Furthermore, she strongly criticizes policies
    that promote incentives for single mothers to wed,
    proposing that these initiatives are incongruent with
    the demographics and realities of inner-city African
    American communities.This assertion is supported
    with hard facts and a wealth of personal anecdote,
    lending additional credence to Lane's argument
    that these policies facilitate misguided thinking that
    women prefer to be single mothers.
  12. cyclical
    recurring in a repeated sequence of events
    Her goal of reframing infant
    mortality is accomplished through the examination
    of cyclical patterns and risk factors embedded in
    realities of public health, structural racism, community
    violence, and socioeconomic status.
  13. qualitative
    involving distinguishing attributes
    Lane's work cannot be easily categorized;
    it is case study, ethnography, policy analysis, and
    qualitative research—all cogently assembled into a
    very readable book. l
    REFERENCES
    Galtung,J. (1969).Violence, peace, and peace research.
  14. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
    Boulder, CO: Paradigm
    Publishers, 2008, 239 pages.
  15. implementation
    the act of providing a means for accomplishing something
    From the movements
    implementation, the OCHD and Lane approached
    this work from a systems perspective that was appropriate
    for the challenges facing both individuals
    and communities at risk for poor birth outcomes.
  16. anecdote
    short account of an incident
    Lane
    interweaves Syracuse data and individual anecdotes,
    buttressing her fmdings with national statistics.With
    infant mortality framed in this way, the reader is
    provided with rich data contextualized within a
    specific community, and Lane's style in presenting
    these data is truly winning and heartfelt.
  17. datum
    an item of factual information from measurement or research
    Lane
    interweaves Syracuse data and individual anecdotes,
    buttressing her fmdings with national statistics.With
    infant mortality framed in this way, the reader is
    provided with rich data contextualized within a
    specific community, and Lane's style in presenting
    these data is truly winning and heartfelt.
  18. deep-seated
    deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
    Structural
    violence theory proposes that such inequities are
    deep-seated in nature and socially embedded in the
    same manner that institutional racism is (Galtung,
    1969; Lane et al, 2004; Weigert, 1989,1999).
  19. corollary
    an inference following from the proof of another proposition
    Other corollaries that
    inform policy and services include a link between
    mothers' low literacy rates and birth outcomes.
  20. dissection
    the act of cutting so as to separate into pieces
    Lane provides close examinations, critiques, and
    dissections of these provocative themes, using both
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    statistical analysis and personal anecdote to present
    her findings.
  21. Onondaga
    a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living between Lake Champlain and the Saint Lawrence River
    It was only a few years earlier that
    Syracuse led the nation in infant mortality and set
    out on a path to develop and apply innovative model
    practices targeting often overlooked risk factors associated
    with poor birth outcomes.This lnovement
    was ultimately successful in reducing infant mortality
    rates in this area, thanks largely to the Onondaga
    County Health Department s (OCHD) administration
    of a federally funded Healthy Start grant led
    hy Sandra D. Lane in 1997.
  22. detrimental
    causing harm or injury
    Lane indicates that the mixed messages
    youths often receive from teenage pregnancy programs
    have a detrimental effect on infant mortality.
  23. credence
    the mental attitude that something is believable
    Furthermore, she strongly criticizes policies
    that promote incentives for single mothers to wed,
    proposing that these initiatives are incongruent with
    the demographics and realities of inner-city African
    American communities.This assertion is supported
    with hard facts and a wealth of personal anecdote,
    lending additional credence to Lane's argument
    that these policies facilitate misguided thinking that
    women prefer to be single mothers.
  24. infrastructure
    the basic features of a system or organization
    Overall, the relationship between
    geographic infrastructure and the demographics of
    dispossessed communities, resulting in high infant
    mortality rates, is a disturbing trend—one that will
    probably cause readers to reevaluate their own
    neighborhoods.
  25. disparity
    inequality or difference in some respect
    Structural
    violence and racial disparity in HIV transmission.
  26. anthropologist
    a social scientist specializing in the study of humanity
    WliyAre Our Babies Dying? explores infant mortality
    from a medical anthropologist's perspective.
  27. interweave
    interlace by or as if by weaving
    Lane
    interweaves Syracuse data and individual anecdotes,
    buttressing her fmdings with national statistics.With
    infant mortality framed in this way, the reader is
    provided with rich data contextualized within a
    specific community, and Lane's style in presenting
    these data is truly winning and heartfelt.
  28. abstinence
    the trait of refraining from something, especially alcohol
    She presents data demonstrating that when abstinence-
    only programs for youths were introduced in
    the Syracuse area, teenage pregnancy rates increased,
    as did infant death rates.
  29. poignant
    keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
    Lane's personal
    story as a mother who has given birth to a stillborn
    infant is particularly poignant.
  30. assertion
    a declaration that is made emphatically
    Furthermore, she strongly criticizes policies
    that promote incentives for single mothers to wed,
    proposing that these initiatives are incongruent with
    the demographics and realities of inner-city African
    American communities.This assertion is supported
    with hard facts and a wealth of personal anecdote,
    lending additional credence to Lane's argument
    that these policies facilitate misguided thinking that
    women prefer to be single mothers.
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