Social Inequalities Between Social Classes
Sociology is the systematic of human being in society.
In 1980 the department of health published a report that focused on inequalities in health in the United Kingdom. It was named The Black report, after Chairman Sir Douglas Black. The report concluded that morbidity and mortality was unevenly distributed throughout the population. It suggested that even since the creation of the National Health Service (NHS) in 1948 inequalities between social classes continues to widen rather than diminishing. The report does not hold the NHS responsible for the increase of inequalities but highlights social inequalities influencing health such as, income, diet, housing, education and employment. This report put forward recommendations for social policy …show more content…
Karl Marx was a sociologist, amongst other titles, in the 17th century. He divided society into two classes of people, the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The bourgeoisie are the owners of production i.e. factories and businesses and the proletariat are the workers. He suggested that the bourgeoisie hold enough wealth and power as the dominant class to sculpt the class and working class. However, in 2013 analysis from the Great British Class Survey, (GBCS), a survey of social class in the United Kingdom, revealed that there are seven classes: Elite: barristers and judges, established middle class; electrical engineers and physiotherapists, technical middle class; pharmacists and aircraft pilots, new affluent workers; postal workers and electricians, traditional working class; care workers and cleaners, emergent service sector; bar staff and healthcare assistance, and precariat; joiners and shop keepers.
Health can be directly affected by a person’s social class. Comparing death rates is a way to compare health differences across classes. The graph in figure 1 shows that men aged 25-64 from manual backgrounds are twice as likely to die as those from professional
In 1980 the department of health published a report that focused on inequalities in health in the United Kingdom. It was named The Black report, after Chairman Sir Douglas Black. The report concluded that morbidity and mortality was unevenly distributed throughout the population. It suggested that even since the creation of the National Health Service (NHS) in 1948 inequalities between social classes continues to widen rather than diminishing. The report does not hold the NHS responsible for the increase of inequalities but highlights social inequalities influencing health such as, income, diet, housing, education and employment. This report put forward recommendations for social policy …show more content…
Karl Marx was a sociologist, amongst other titles, in the 17th century. He divided society into two classes of people, the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The bourgeoisie are the owners of production i.e. factories and businesses and the proletariat are the workers. He suggested that the bourgeoisie hold enough wealth and power as the dominant class to sculpt the class and working class. However, in 2013 analysis from the Great British Class Survey, (GBCS), a survey of social class in the United Kingdom, revealed that there are seven classes: Elite: barristers and judges, established middle class; electrical engineers and physiotherapists, technical middle class; pharmacists and aircraft pilots, new affluent workers; postal workers and electricians, traditional working class; care workers and cleaners, emergent service sector; bar staff and healthcare assistance, and precariat; joiners and shop keepers.
Health can be directly affected by a person’s social class. Comparing death rates is a way to compare health differences across classes. The graph in figure 1 shows that men aged 25-64 from manual backgrounds are twice as likely to die as those from professional