HLTB15H3 Lecture : lec 4
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Can be measured (ie. income level, educational achievement, owning a home vs. There are 2 perspective: social causation hypothesis, factors associated with ses influence health, mental and physical health. Lowest income people report lowest and poorest physical and mental health (perceived health is looked at as a very good indicator to actually health) Link between income and health: selection hypothesis. Life course : this follows pathway model of health, as parental income increases, sat scores increase, this is potentially bigger than social causation, one situation leads to another, and another, and another, etc. How does one cope with stress? (mediation and coping styles) Coping really matters and mediating helps with the social factors and the impact on health. What a person believes and how coping changes over time www. notesolution. com. Social, psychological and personality characteristics integrated, not in isolation. Social buffers: social support having someone to offer you comfort in time of needs.
