SOC 322LEC Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Health Care, Blue-Collar Worker, Psychological Stress
24 Jul 2018
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6 causal pathways or mechanisms through social structure could determine health status or likelihood of disease. More rapid gains at higher end of spectrum, The wealthier have better access because they can afford it. Some health indicators worse health at bottom of the income. Differences due to utilization, access, providers that take medicaid, free clinic, different level of benefit of care they receive. Marriage and employment mental health benefits. Those likely to be married and those married had no difference. Cohabitation, consistent social support is the cause of mental health boost, not necessarily marriage. Cultural mediates differences between stress social support mental and physical health. Most likely to strain the u. s. health care delivery system in future years. Millennials may have worse health than their parents. More savings, more flexibility, some still work in retirement age. Although healthier, they will place a higher demand on the health system.
