Alot of studies into health inequalities rely on morality, death, and morbidity, illness, data. The results are usually presented in rates as this is less crude and it creates a more meaningful study. Poorer areas will only have small corner shops as large supermarkets won't build in areas that won't be able to afford the upkeep of the shop. This will mean there are more little corner shops with higher prices just because the shopkeepers know that they can charge higher as the community prefer not to travel to get their weekly shopping. The conditions people live in contribute to the health of a person.
Examine the reasons for and the consequences of the fall in death rate since 1900. (24 marks) The death rate counts the amount of people who die per thousand of the UK population per year. Since 1900, the death rate has almost halved from 19 to 10 per thousand. Although the population has rose considerably since 1900’s. During the early 1900’s, there has been certain factors which increased the death rate such as the 2 world wars and the flu epidemic in 1918.
They argued that people 9in the lower social class had a higher population of older people and people working in dangerous industries and others are working in a more traditionally will be expected to have higher levels of illness than the more younger, prosperous working in call centres offices and other service industries. This explanation suggests that it is the social class but the age structure and patterns of employment of the people in the lower social classes that really explains the differences. Furthermore recent studies have shown that even the researcher account for this bias in employment and age, they still have to find a link between higher and lower social class level of illness and the lower life
The disadvantage lies more with someone who has a lower income level, some of the disadvantages that I come across are personal health issues, obtaining adequate health care and academic achievement currently and on future generations, Race/Ethnicity and Gender. By conducting surveys researchers can pin point what are the effects of socioeconomic status and try to determine what we can do as individuals to decrease some of the risks. Some of the health issues pertaining to lower SES are cardiovascular disease, diabetes, arthritis just to name a few. Someone who has a lower income is more susceptible to health issues because of the quality of their meals. They are more prone to purchase fatty foods and fast foods because financially that’s what they can afford because the food that is much healthier are more expensive.
This is usually based on factors such as income, ownership of property and occupation. People in the lower groupings of social class might not be able to change their behaviour after seeing health education campaigns because they have experienced the poorest health in society, they might believe that they have little control over their health, they might not be able to afford to make changes to their health lifestyle and they could find it harder to access health services (for example there could be less GP services in lower social class areas). People in higher social classes are more likely to be influenced by health campaigns because of money, time and understanding of health campaigns (people of higher social classes spend more years in
Cultural explanations are that there is a difference just simply because people are in different classes. This can be simply because of cultural capital, or lack of it, or access to money, which naturally the upper classes have more of than the lower class. Cultural explanations such as upper class people know more about health than the lower class could be the defining factor in health inequalities. The fact that the upper class may simply have a better attitude towards diet and exercise may be the reason that they are healthier and live longer. Another reason could be that the upper classes have a higher cultural influence on doctors, and that doctors may be more likely to believe symptoms earlier of those who are in a higher class so that they are able to be treated more quickly with more success.
Depending on its cause, emaciation may have other features, and while from the outside these symptoms look severe, on the inside of the body it is more dangerous, as most of the body’s systems aren't provided with the nutrition required to function well or normally. The more severe low body weight is, the more risk this poses. (Fargo, 2012) Emaciation has numerous causes, and things like involuntary starvation should not be overlooked. In areas where poverty is extreme, few residents may get the nutrition they need and they may begin to show signs of emaciation. Appearance isn’t the only issue, and starvation is life-threatening.
The effect of social integration on health is conclusively documented in the theory of ‘social support’ [Cassel, 1976]1. The effect of social and economic inequality on health is profound too. Poverty, which is a result of social and economic inequality in a society, is detrimental to the health of population. The outcome indicators of health (mortality, morbidity and life expectancy) are all directly influenced by the standards of living of a given population. More so, it is not the absolute deprivation of income that matters, but the relative distribution of income [Wilkinson, 1992]2.
That's why, these people are likely to avoid these vegetables and other foods that have similar bitterness. This also explains why some people find it harder to eat healthy and keep a balanced diet than others. Researches of the center have also shown that there is a direct relation between the BMI (Body Mass Index) or the size of first degree relatives and the susceptibility of individuals to gain
Over the last 100 years, the expectancy of life has increased and the overall goal is to live a long and healthy life. Some social scientists have predicted that the western population have a possible life span within the range of 85-100years. Others have suggested that with medical advances humans can be expected to live beyond these ages. The longest-lived human on record was 122 years 5 months and 14 days (Whitney; 1997). Over the last century, there has been a decline in premature deaths throughout developed countries (Alder et al, 2009).