HLST 1011 Study Guide - Final Guide: Universal Health Care

• School: York University
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLST 1011
• Professor: Madeline Burghardt

Document Summary

Underclassism" and access to healthcare in urban centers, 7. This article shows a perspective that many people fail to see from canada"s universal healthcare system. It is proven that low income people with racialized backgrounds are more prone to receive discrimination and access barriers in the system. Systemic discrimination also takes place, which are problems that are embedded into the system that many don"t question because they"ve been around for so long and people often think it"s the right way of handling/dealing with situations. This article highlights the difficulties that indigenous people encounter such as the dividing of their people throughout canada. The term underclassism is used to describe the characteristics of oppression such as poverty, stigma, racism, and social exclusion .