SOC102H1 Lecture Notes - Impression Management, Cognitive Distortion, Counterculture
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Sociology lecture 7: consequences of inequality 1: sickness and health. Macmillon reports people (mainly women) who are sexually assaulted under 18 will experience earning deficit of /yr compared to those who weren"t. Criminal violence experienced in adolescence appears to influence later earnings by disrupting processes of education attainment. Consider how this connects income, gender, age inequality, health and crime. Largest gross national product devoted to health care. World health organization def: health is a state of well-being, not merely an absence of illness. Note: we are not talking about health as a consequence of poverty. Overall health quality indicates how well society is functioning and organized. A measure of societal functioning: whether society is working well or not. Mind and body show signs of stress, decline and diminished functioning as a result of continuous adversity. Despite good measures of health and inequality, sowing the connection is difficult. Problem: many social and non-social factors influence health.
