IDSB04H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Redistribution Of Income And Wealth, Social Inequality, Class Discrimination
9 Apr 2018
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Chapter 7 notes on health equity and the societal. Name 3 theories explaining health and disease patterns and list 2 main characteristics of eachto und. Theory main arguments on health and disease determinants/ health inequities. Mainstream biomedical health derives largely from genetic heritage and other individual biological factors: age, chance, and prior health and disease experience and exposure explain health differences. Behavioral/ lifestyle individual choices, behaviors, practices, and beliefs are key determinants of health outcomes: health differences arise from freely chosen lifestyles. Gender refers to social conceptions, roles, and identities rather than biology. In other words, differing health outcomes due to sex- based differences in biology are not gendered per se, whereas health differences among persons who identify as women, men, or transgender (regardless of sexuality, This occurs throughinstitutionalized oppression via law, policing, health provider ignorance, or inadequate services (math and seshadri 2013). The most egregious health manifestations of gender inequality relate to gender- based violence (gbv).
