SOC 372 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4-6: Preterm Birth, Gross National Income, Gross National Product
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Ses (or sep) - ind or fam standing in society based on social, economic, and edu; no measure but proxies of o(cid:449)(cid:374)i(cid:374)g assets, o(cid:272)(cid:272)upatio(cid:374), a(cid:373)t a(cid:374)d t(cid:455)pe edu, (cid:396)eside(cid:374)tial, et(cid:272) li(cid:374)ked to health. Social determinants of health - income, employ, edu, social class, sex race, ethnicity, other living conditions that influence health status and access to health services; progress: P - place of residence // r - ethnicity // o - occ and employment status // g - gender // r - religion // e - Edu // s - social capital // s - ses position // plus: vuln groups. Diff in health status bw ses groups called health disparities ke(cid:455) goal pbh down dispa(cid:396)it(cid:455) up status disadvantaged. Income and wealth 2 most common ways to measure economic status of household. Income - amt take home pay by house mems in given pd. 1,4 bil, 1 in 5 ps, survive < international poverty line . 25 person/day.
