Question

In the 1990s, anthropologist Leith Mullings conducted the Harlem Birth Right Project study on how race, class, and gender intersected to affect women’s health and infant mortality in Harlem, New York City. Identify whether or not these factors contributed to the decline of women’s health and the elevation of infant mortality in this community.

Answer 1

Answer: Leith Mullings conducted the Harlem Birth Right Project study on how race, class, and gender intersected to affect women’s health and infant mortality in Harlem, New York City, The factors identified are:-

* location of six bus depots and a sewage treatment plant in Harlem

* decrease in jobs in the middle-wage sector

* low-quality housing