Sociological Explanations Of Poverty

Material Explanation gives the explanation that blames poverty, poor housing conditions, lack of funds in health and education. Poverty being an obvious cause towards illness. Life expectancy is lower in less developed countries, however, the diseases that affect Britain tend to be self-inflicted and can be avoided to an extent such as obesity, smoking, drinking and drugs. These tend to be more common in the lower class than the upper-class citizens. The cultural explanation suggests that lower class citizens choose less healthy lifestyles, having an unhealthy diet, smoking and drinking a lot more alcohol.