Society On Differences And The Impact Of Social Factors On Individuals

Why are higher income and social status associated with better health? If it were just a matter of the poorest and lowest status groups having poor health, the explanation could be things like poor living conditions. But the effect occurs all across the socio-economic spectrum. Considerable research indicates that the degree of control people have over life circumstances,

Communities are sometimes largely unaware that social factors rather than medical ones, such as income, and employment status, shape our health. Our health is also determined by the health and social services we receive, and our ability to attain high education levels, food and safe housing, among other factors.

“The social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life” (World Health Organisation (WHO), 2009). The social determinants of health can be divided into 5 categories, age, sex and hereditary factors, individual lifestyle factors, social and community networks, living and working conditions and general socioeconomic, cultural and

One example of social differentiation that Bradley and Taylor address is that people who are poor tend to be unhealthier than those that are wealthy. Although a lack of access to health care is one reason for poor health, there are other factors that play a large role in overall health. Some of these factors include the neighborhood one lives in, occupation, clothing, food, and other social factors. The first chapter of the book begins with the striking example of a

In this essay I am going to talk the patterns and trends of health and ill health among different social groupings. I will talk about each pattern and trend in its own paragraph, Social class, Gender, Ethnicity, Age and Geographical location. I will talk about the links between these to health issues. I will back these up through the use of evidence such as statistics. I will then conclude what I have found out. Firstly I will talk about each pattern and trend.

Social determinants of health encompasses ethnicity, gender and social class. It is seen as the essential

The correlations between level of education and socioeconomic status, and therefore the general health of an individual, are repeatedly proven to be evident across the globe.

Distinction 1 - Evaluate different sociological explanations for patterns and trends of health and illness in two different social groups.

In this task there will be a discussion on the impact of social inequalities in society. I will explain how the different social groups’ including religion, ethnicity, age and gender can benefit the society but also face difficulties in terms of health and well being.

First, there is Jim Taylor, Hospital CEO, District 16; second, Tondra Young, Clinical Lab Supervisor, District 24; lastly, Corey Anderson, Floor Technician, District 21. The population of each district decreases in average income, education level and life expectancy than its preceding district, beginning with district 16, Jim Taylor’s district. District 16 has an average combined household income of approximately $120,000/ annually. In this district, 65% of the population has a college degree and the life expectancy in this district is 82 years. Whereas, Tondra Young’s district, district 24, has an average combined household income of $70,000/annually and 15% of the population has a college degree. The life expectancy of district 24 is 75 years, that’s 7 years less than district 16. In district 21, Corey Anderson’s district, the average combined household income is less than $50,000/ annually and only 5% of the districts population have college degrees. Consequently, the life expectancy of district 21 is 70 years, 5 years less than district 24 and 12 years less than district 16 (Adelman 2008). The results of this study are indisputable: there is an obvious correlation between social/economic status and health status. As each districts average income and education level decrease, average life expectancy coincides. This leads to the next question: why does social and economic status so greatly influence health status?

This essay will discuss ways in which a person’s socioeconomic class and his/her social situation can have an impact on his/her health, using examples. We believe that there is a direct link between socioeconomic/social class and health (Adler et al. 1994). I will be defining the key terms: socioeconomic and health, social class then proceed to discuss about how poverty, income, employability, environment and housing can impact on a person’s social situation and their health.

Some features of an ecological study that limits the interpretations of the findings about the relationship between fast food outlets and socioeconomic status in this study are

The aim of this essay is to examine the influence that socio-economic status has on an individual’s health.

As regards association between sociodemographic variable and pain intensity, there was a significant relation between pain and socio-demographic data as presented in table (4) where p value <0.005 and there was an overall decrease of pain level on Heifer technique than Traditional technique. Regarding age , the age group from (20-29) have the higher pain level as mean standard was 8±2.4on traditional technique and 5.5±2.5 on Heifer technique , while the patient aged (50-60) have the lowest pain level as mean standard was 6.5±2.1on traditional technique and 5±1.9 on Heifer technique . Regarding gender , the female have highest degree of pain mean standard was 8±2.7on traditional technique and 5.8±2.3 on Heifer technique . Regarding marital

Another reason that higher social classes have longer life expectancy is because of the jobs they have, higher social class adults have high paid office jobs that don’t need them to get hands ion and these jobs allow them to provide the best quality of life for their family. Whereas lower social class families have to have more industrial jobs, where they are surrounded by pollution and danger. It has been worse in the past with lower social class men working in mines but it is still a problem today and a factor in the different trends of health and illness in social groups.