SOCI 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Generation A, Stagnation Point, Malthusian Trap
18 Apr 2016
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An almost universal finding of medical sociologists is that health is strongly related to. The three factors from last lecture help explain this finding (1) environment: poor individuals experience and environment that is usually more detrimental to their health, more environmental hazards around where they live. Oil refineries: rich are more able to keep them out of their neighbourhoods, poor are more likely to live near them because the land/rent is cheaper. Poor governments are willing to allow pollution, fewer regulations, commonly o o have more pollution (2) lifestyle: poor at greater risk of lifestyles hindering health o o o. Public services: live in areas without health care, less access to services, less educated. Class is linked to the likeliness of experiencing violence. Monden and smits: our readings consider the causes of infant mortality are an example of. Demography is a very important areas within sociology (one of the biggest strengths at. Interested in four main aspects of population: o.
