Health Sciences 1002A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Wage Labour, Marilyn Waring, Observational Error

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 1002A/B
• Professor: Jessica Polzer

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Learning objectives: to consider gender as a sdh, consider feminist analysis of intersection of gender and economic inequality, using 2 case studies, feminization of poverty (cid:858)fe(cid:373)i(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272)s(cid:859, consider medicalization and its relationship to sdh and gender (next thursday) Recap: economic influences on social inequities: capitalist economic systems foster social inequalities and health inequalities, capitalist systems produce distinct social classes, constant struggle, social relations of production. Recap: health and social inequities: health inequities rooted in social inequities, social inequities produced by, economic inequities (capitalism, political influences (ex. Welfare state how they try and lessen equities: historical influences (ex. Forces of colonization systematically oppressed ppl, endure over time: gender inequities & discrimination (sexism, power unequal along gender, all = social exclusion (alone or together) Racism, ableism, heterosexism: particularly the case for those who are poor, aboriginal background or visible minority status, foreign- born, or reside in rural areas.