SOCI 2050 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Health System, Mincome, Masculinity
17 Oct 2017
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Lifestyle: decisions that effect health: health lifestyles: ways of living that promote good health, overemphasizes lifestyle in isolation from social and living conditions (blaming the victim) Income adequacy: adjust household income based on people in house. In the 20/21st c men have shorter life expectancy(more likely to die of injuries or suicide: but women have more chronic illnesses/mental disorders - women live only 2. 3 healthier years than men, women"s hospitalization rates are 20%% higher. Start at birth with gender roles (pink for girls, blue for boys: men less likely to seek medical help than women. Life expectancy is 7 times lower than canadians: 2x more likely to get hiv, 4x more likely to die of alcohol. Immigrant health: healthy immigrant effect: lower death rates and are healthier than native canadians. Immigrants experience high levels of stress due to migration and difficulties integrating into.
