Socioeconomic status shows a main role in health. However, it doesn’t just affect the health care; it affects diet, housing conditions, and environmental conditions. The sophisticated and developed your socioeconomic status is, the superior and improved health care treatment you have. This tolerates you to get repetitive check-ups, also have surgeries without distressing about the fact that you simply cannot afford it, etc. It as well gives you the chance to find a doctor outside of your insurance network; but individuals of advanced socioeconomic status can afford to pay for the Dr that simply isn’t covered by insurance. However higher socioeconomic lets you live in an environment with heat, conditioning etc.…
lower class(poverty)/working class are blue-collar workers a the “bottom” they work in manufacturing jobs, janitors, etc.…
In Chadwick’s report it shows that people who earn more money live longer in all areas but overall Wiltshire has a higher life expectancy.…
As stated above in P3, as part of my research, I found out that high social class males at the age of 65 years had an increased life expectancy between 2007 and 2011 of 20.3 years. https://www.ons.gov.uk/. This may be because upper class males who had developed illnesses were able to afford medications and treatments for their illnesses so therefore, the illness that were developed would get treated and prevented which would not decrease their life expectancy. However,…
The middle class felt depreciation towards labor and the working class while the working class were overburdened and exhausted by their occupation and felt resentment for other employees; however a few middle class citizens crossed the social class line to tell of the burden the working class had to carry. Although the working class pulled off their jobs, they were belittled and ignored. If they were thought of, it was usually in a poor way. At least there were some middle class citizens who believed in the plight of the working class.…
There were significant differences in life expectancy of at least 10 years between different groups in society. Those that were living in poverty generally had poorer life chances and poorer health because of lower living standards, including poor housing and poor diet.…
There are several unique factors that affect life expectancy of every human being alive. The margin between those with high life expectancies and those with low life expectancies is indeed a large one, and it is steadily increasing. In Anthem, we are introduced to a society that considers the age of 45 to be “ancient”. While they are a futuristic society, they chose to live in a society that resembles the past. For instance, the light bulb invention is considered an insurmountable feat- beyond anyone’s imagination. This exhibits the lack of technology in such a society, thus raising the question as to it’s affect on how long people in this society live.…
Social class is an intricate issue that consists of status, wealth, culture, background and employment. The association between social class and ill health is far from being straight-forward. There are many influences on health and one of them is social class.…
There is substantial evidence that the standards of health and the life expectancy of individuals varies according to social class. Individuals within a higher social class live longer and are healthier due to the fact that they can afford private healthcare. They also don’t have to worry about a loss of pay if they were to take time out to attend a doctor’s appointment or sick leave. Higher social class members are able to afford to live a healthier lifestyle. With a healthy lifestyle comes more expenses than that of an unhealthy lifestyle. Individuals in higher classes can afford healthier food choices, they can cook meals from scratch using fresh fruit and vegetables and organic produce. They may also have money to regularly attend the gym or even buy exercise machines for their home. They also have enough financial stability to afford a safe comfortable home with heating and running water whereas lower class individuals may be suffering from damp or an inability to afford heating and electricity. Also, due…
Poverty the lower section of social class means you don’t make a sufficient amount of money, meaning you aren’t able to buy the necessities to be successful. If you are able to you are more likely to succeed. According to Source F, there are two types of inequality in social class that we have in America. But the one type we are most concerned with is called Red Inequality. Red Inequality is between those who have college degrees and those who do not. This affects the middle class, the average people in our society who make up the majority of our society as well. Statistics show that college graduates around the 1980s made about 40% more than those who did not go to college. Today that number has jumped up to 75% more. It also suggests that college grads have more benefits such as, being more likely to get married, less likely to get divorced, less likely to have a child out of wedlock, less likely to smoke, less likely to be obese, be more active in their communities, have more friendships, etc.. Which would also make them more likely to…
In summary the evidence shows there are social class based health inequalities, however there are problems in measuring class and health. The issue of social change, and delay in the onset of diseases should be taken into account when looking at this inequality. Evidence shows life expectancy is lower in poorer, less developed countries. The Acheson Report is in depth, but prefers to advise how funds should be allocated and not what should be done to solve the…
Lets start with the lower class, which is made up of people who live below the poverty level. This class isn't know for how hard they work or for how much money they make. Some would say they are probably know better for not working, but that is a misconception. There might be some people in the lower class that don't work, but there is a majority of them…
Asthma is a lingering lung disease that causes recurring periods of wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. It is a global health problem that affects millions of people within the United States and worldwide. However, certain population groups are more susceptible to obtaining asthma than others. Socioeconomic status (SES) is a rough marker of a variety environmental/behavioral exposures and a very important determinant of differences in asthma prevalence and severity among ethnic minorities in the U.S.1 Ethnic minorities have a higher risk for obtaining asthma in the United States due to low socioeconomic status. The mechanisms by which SES influences the prevalence and severity of asthma in ethnic…
For example, according to CDC report, low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with an increased risk for many diseases, including cardiovascular disease, arthritis, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, and cervical cancer as well as for frequent mental distress.[15] The real median earnings of both men and women who worked full time decreased between…
Inequality in health is a term used to show the existence of unfair distribution of socioeconomic, reflected by the notion poorer people has poorer health. (Health forum, 2003) The Black Report (1980) found evidence to support the view that the higher social-class, higher likelihood of better health. The report used infant mortality rates, life expectancy, mental illness and causes of death for people within different social-classes. This indicated that at birth not every person shares an equal chance for a long and healthy life based on their social class. Taylor and Field, (2007) stated that the Black Report was sanctioned by the Acheson Report in 1998. The Acheson Report also recommended that the government should focus on reducing child poverty, income inequalities and poor living conditions. Having low income can also affect a person’s health in midlife. The black report and other studies have demonstrated clear statistic links between mortality, ill health and social class, but these links have been disputed by some sociologist. For example, Illsley (1986, 1987) criticised the black report’s statistics for neglecting absolute improvements in health for the nation, instead of concentrating on relative inequality between the highest and lowest class.…