PS285 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Ethnocentrism, Whitehall Study, Gross National Income

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Chapter 2 health psychology notes macro-social environment and health. A baby in japan has a higher chance of making it to age 5 than a baby born in sierra leone. Environmental effects environmental disasters (earthquakes), epidemics, recklessness (waste of resources), wars. Systems of discriminations, pre-set laws and policies part of macro-social environment. Inter-connection in global economy (context for health, illness and health care) World population expected to reach 9 billion by 2045 (1% per year: most populous china (20% of all people on earth) One-child policy sex-selection abortion (obviously for males) Rising population growth, poverty, and spread of hiv/aids south america + africa (don"t practice abstinence: fertility is highest in sub-saharan africa (poorest region in the world with most aids prevalence) Life expectancy is increasing due to decreases in infant/adult mortality from infectious diseases. Increasing 3 months every year in developed countries. By 2050, uk will be largest country in europe.

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