HLTHAGE 3R03 Lecture 8: HLTH AGE 3R03 Lecture 8
7 Aug 2016
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Social determinants of health: gender, sexuality & sexual orientation. Macintrye et al. , (1996:617) notes that while men typically have shorter life expectancies than women, women experience more health problem during their lifetime (especially in form of psychological health) Differential exposure hypothesis (arber & copper, 1999; ross &bird, Females experience more limited access to material and social conditions of life (denton et al. , 2004) compared to men. Role identities and statuses = greater stress. Differential vulnerability hypothesis (mcdonough & walters, 2001; turner. & avison, 1987; denton et al. , 2004: greater health problems among females is a result of differential reactions than men to material, behavioural and psychosocial conditions that foster health . What are some examples: creation of derogatory terminology. Differential vulnerability hypothesis: an example in this unicef clip we see the earlier onset of gender differences in health: unicef (2007).
