SOSC 1930 Chapter Notes - Chapter Full: Coronary Artery Disease, Health Equity, Socioeconomic Status

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1930
• Professor: Yuka Nakamura

Document Summary

Doctor"s great health and their knowledge of health give them a special status. Not the fact that they merely study, and that is why they are prestigious. It comes down to the nature of their work, as they promote what is needed and respected. Health is more fundamental than income: income is an aspect of life, income is nothing without health. In a sense, income is a reward for hard work. There are natural inequalities in health that may not be considered unfair; ex as people age, their health tends to deteriorate and it would be unreasonable to expect individuals of all ages to have equal health. Achieving complete equality of outcomes in health, therefore, may not be a possible or desirable policy objective. Bric nations (britain, russia, india, china) where there is disparity of wealth. As they have more billionaires than other countries. Money is in the possession of few people, however, people are treated based on wealth.