The Unequal Distribution of Health Chances (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards

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Social Class and Health Inequality
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Mortality

Death rates in populations

Morbidity

Illness rates in populations

Rowlingson study (year)

2011

Black Report (year)

1980

Acheson Report (year)

1998

Marmot Review (year)

2010

Manual workers dying before 65 (%)

20% (1 in 5)

Professional workers dying before 65 (%)

7%

Working-class post-retirement years

14 years

Professional post-retirement years

18 years

Buck & Frosini: 4 damaging behaviours

Smoking, excessive drinking, poor diet, lack of exercise

Marxist view: health inequality cause

Capitalism's unequal class structure

Status anxiety (Rowlingson)

Stress from competitive hierarchy in society

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