COLLAB 2M03 Lecture Notes - Cardiovascular Disease, Protestant Work Ethic, Social Capital
24 Jun 2013
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In morbidity, mortality, life expectancy in between populations. Differences that we find between groups (ex. Mortality: rate of death caused by disease. The unique health treatment & care various populations receive. Relative poverty meets basic needs but no nice" things. 4% from the richest people in the world/canada can end child poverty. 1700b. b - a theory of superiority; location of eden in cauclasus mountains, man is created in gods image, thus caucasian is the assentent to god; others are degenerated. Argued europeans had the largest brains thus social inequality has biological roots (social darwinism gains popularity) Crainomety for aryan from non-aryans: social race & racism. Differences in health are a result of individual choices. The protestant ethic (hard work, responsibility & achievement) translates into good health. We are personally responsible for our health status & disparity: socioeconomic models: max weber. Social classes are based on access to power, poverty & prestige.
