Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Health – Miscellaneous, grade: 1, 3, University of Nottingham (School of Sociology & Social Policy), course: Health: Theory, Policy and Practice, language: English, abstract: This essay is about inequities in health and to what extent they are seen as a social problem. In the first part the measurements for “inequalities” and “health” are clarified. Applying these measurements, the second part highlights currently existing inequalities in health in the UK today. The last part of the essay assesses the question why inequalities steam from social differences and what makes them problematic.
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How to assess Inequalities in Health
Concept of Measuring Health
Concept of Inequalities
Concept of Social Class
Existing Inequalities
Life Expectancy
Infant Mortality
Life Satisfaction
Conclusion
Inequalities as a Social Problem
Table of Figures
Bibliography
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