SOC 2390 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Social Safety Net, Health System, Pharmaceutical Industry

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2390
• Professor: Saara Anne Liinamaa

Document Summary

Soc 2390: lecture notes: november 26th: health and inequality. Health and quality of life: health is an essential part of the inequality puzzle. Inequality can seriously impact your quality of life: health issues exacerbate existing conditions of inequality. Health and wealth: recent study: men in the wealthiest 20% of neighbourhoods live 4+ yrs. more than in poorest. Social determinant of health: economic and social conditions that influence the health status of a person or group, recognizes health and wellbeing is part of a context; Environmental: these determinants help to shape health status and disparities between groups, examples: #1: income and social status: health status = higher income and social hierarchy, higher incomes lead to better living conditions. Sufficient good food: healthiest populations are those who are most prosperous and most equitable in the distribution of wealth. #2: social support networks: family/friends community support = better health, effective responses to stress and support, buffers health problems.