HLTC02H3 Chapter 1: Introduction, Ch.1, Ch.2
22 Apr 2012
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Geography is another important determinant of inequity inequities persist in relation to factors such as geography, poverty, and ethnicity. Women are less likely to have supplementary health insurance coverage thru their paid employment. Mix of private and public aspects with 70% accounting for public health care provision. Gender: the array of socially determined roles, personality traits, attitudes, behaviours, values, relative power and influence that society ascribes to the 2 sexes on a differential basis: arise from the social env"t. Sex: refers to biological characteristics such as anatomy and physiology. Gender+sex are often less salient htan other influences such as poverty, geography, racism, etc: they both can have the same effect however it"s not as obvious. Place a greater focus on the needs and concerns of men and by neglecting to pay attention to the social determinants of health and the ways in which social inequalities affect health. Mens bodies were the standard by which women"s bodies were to be compared.
