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Week 4 - Discussion 1
Is Inequality Making Us Sick?
Despite being one
of the wealthiest countries in the world, the United States ranked 33rd in the
world in life expectancy and 56th in infant mortality in 2014 (World Factbook
2014). It is easy to equate health with behavior. In other words, we tend to think
that if you eat right, exercise, and don’t smoke you will be healthy.
Sociologists, on the other hand, investigate how the experience of inequality
can have a negative impact on an individual’s health.
For this
discussion, begin by reviewing the following resources:
Inequality
Hurts:The Unhealthy Side Effects of Economic Disparity
· Study: Homophobia Harms Health
Using the resources
as evidence to back up your ideas, address the following:
·
How does social class correlate with health outcomes? In other
words, explain how access to healthcare, free time to engage in exercise, and
exposure to chronic stressors (in addition to the time and resources available
to manage them), vary by social class--- and in turn, how that impacts one’s
health.
·
What is a food desert? Why does it occur? How does the phenomenon
of food deserts negatively impact the health of certain groups of people?
·
Consider the social identities of race and sexuality. In each of those
identities, there are certain groups that tend to experience discrimination and
inequalities. Based on the resources you reviewed, explain how the actual
experience of discrimination and inequality can negatively impact one’s physical
(not just emotional) health? In other words, what is the connection between the
experience of inequality and discrimination and negative health outcomes?
There are many
additional resources listed under Recommended Resources that can also help you
address these questions.
Reference: World Factbook. (2014).
Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency.
Your initial post should be
at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the
required material(s) and/or scholarly resources, and properly cite any
references both in text and in a references
list at the end of the post. The Scholarly,
Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers
additional guidance on appropriate source types. I