HLTC02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7&8: Social Integration, Acculturation, Physical Therapy
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Chapter 7: women"s health and the politics of poverty and exclusion. The years 1973-1993 marked a great increase in income inequality in canada. Income inequality attributed to a number of problems like a decline in labour unions, wage differences among certain groups, as a result of these issues there was an increase in the number of families living in poverty. Most families living in poverty were usually single-parent homes, and women make up the larger percent of single-parent homes. As a result women and children seem to be the most at risk group when it comes to poverty. Main causes of poverty among women in canada. Labour market inequities , and domestic circumstances(violence against women, divorce) Health is powerfully affected by one"s social position. The gradient of health is defined as the line on the graph that remains consistent across gender, age groups, and cultural groups.
