Policies‚ and Social Conditions that Contribute to Health Inequity Introduction Health inequalities inequities are unjust differences in health status that are experienced by certain populations or group preventable‚ this differences can be prevented. Individuals that belong to the lower socio-economic groups in the society‚ are more likely to experience chronic illnesses and die earlier than those who are more advantaged. Health inequalities are not only apparent between people of different
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Inequalities in health exist‚ whether measured in terms of mortality‚ life expectancy or health status; whether categorised by socioeconomic measures or by ethnic group or gender. Recent efforts to compare the level and nature of health inequalities in international terms indicate that Britain is generally around the middle of comparable western countries‚ depending on the socioeconomic and inequality indicators used. Although in general disadvantage is associated with worse health‚ the patterns
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Using material from Item B and elsewhere‚ assess sociological explanations of ethnic differences both in offending and in victimisation. According to official statistics‚ there are significant ethnic differences in the likelihood of being involved in the criminal justice system. Specifically‚ black people are over-represented in the system. In this essay I will talk about the reasons for these differences. One of the reasons for the differences in crime statistics is put forward but left realists
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the Black minorities are the most talked about and most researched minorities within health. They are also known for being the most problematic minorities with negative health care services. Which is true in the cases of Mental Health. Black and African Caribbean people are mostly affected with Mental Health‚ this can be shown in Figure 5.3 in Barry and Yuill’s Understanding of Health. The kind of Mental Health that they mostly face are schizophrenia. Black minorities are mostly affected by schizophrenia
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Critically evaluate the claim that people commit crime as a result of socio-economic inequality.Critically evaluate the claim that people commit crime as a result of socio-economic inequality. Word Count – 2‚849 It is a global fact that crime is most rife in areas of extreme poverty and lower-working class‚ and has been for many centuries. This essay will delve into many theories to assess whether the varying rates of crime in different societies and groups of social status are a result of
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Hwk – Outline and evaluate explanations of conformity (8 marks) AO1: Conformity is a form of social influence and is the tendency to copy other people’s behaviour and attitudes from within a group. Normative social influence occurs when a person desires to be liked and accepted by a group. They will publicly conform and change their behaviour but they will still privately reject their views. This change in behaviour is often temporary as this type of social influence leads to compliance.
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Outline & Evaluate one or more Explanations of Why People Obey. There are many reasons as to why people obey which have been justified gradually over several decades. Milgram (1974) argued the fact that in an obedience situation‚ people tend to pass all sense of responsibility onto the authoritative figure. Milgram said that people are in an autonomous state when taking their responsibility but move into an agentic state when passing this responsibility to an authoritative figure; this shift in
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Assessment Item 1 - Critically Evaluate an Assessment Process The assessment system being evaluated is Competency Based Training (CBT). This is used by myself and my colleagues in the Automotive Trade section. This report will include the processes implemented by my section‚ and what issues are present that impact on how the assessment is conducted. A critique along with personal recommendations that may enhance the process will also be included. Assessment can be defined as "the process of collecting
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Gender Inequality has been a long battling controversy about what makes a man and woman different from each other. What sets them apart in my eyes in their physical body parts but even those don’t define you do what you can and can’t do either. By looking at the three sociological theories we can get a better understanding of this topic. It’s always nice to see a topic from three points of views instead of just your own. Let’s start with the Structural-Functionalists they argue that preindustrial
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Explain patterned inequalities in health and illness. Evaluate sources of evidence with regards to class‚ gender‚ ethnicity and age There are many different reasons why health inequalities exist due to many factors one extremely important one is social class. Socio-economic inequalities have been researched in the UK for many years. In the early 20th century the government started an occupational census which gave the researchers the opportunity to examine health outcomes of social class. The
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