SOCI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Economic Inequality, Intercultural Competence, Victim Blaming
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Economic inequality impacts everything from life expectancy to increased risk of diabetes & heart disease. Greater economic inequality leads to worse health outcomes. Inequalities in social conditions give rise to unequal and unjust health outcomes for different social groups. The social conditions in which people live powerfully influence their chances to be healthy. Indeed factors such as poverty, food insecurity, social exclusion and discrimination, poor housing, unhealthy early childhood conditions and low occupational status are important determinants of most diseases, deaths and health inequalities b/w and within countries(cid:495) (cid:523)w(o, 2004(cid:524) Social determinants contribute to health inequalities b/w social groups. This is becuz the effect of social determinants of health are not distributed equally or fairly across society. Social determinants can influence health both directly and indirectly. For example educational disadvantage can limit access to employment, raising the risk of poverty and its adverse impact on health.
