SOCA01H3 Lecture : Detailed chapter 19 notes
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Jeanne louise calment ( lived until she is 122 : highest life expectancy = 82 (japan), canada = 80, thus canadians are being deprived of about. 2 years of life because of avoidable social causes (82-80 = 2). Infant mortality: the number of deaths before the age of 1 for every 1000 live births in a population in 1 year. high stress ad the inability to cope with it. differences in the earliest stages of development that have lifelong consequences. Gender inequalities in health care: the feminist contribution: more research has focused on men"s diseases and less on women"s diseases like breast cancer etc. Women have been excluded from participating in health research studies: women undergo fewer medical treatments, morbidity : acute and chronic illnesses. from it, as well as high rates of mortaility. Comparative health care from conflict and functionalist perspectives www. notesolution. com women in developing countries tend to suffer more.
