The Unequal Distribution of Health Chances (AQA A-Level Sociology): Quizzes
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What is the average life expectancy for males in England according to the data?
What is the average life expectancy for males in England according to the data?
78.3 years
What is the average life expectancy for females in Scotland?
What is the average life expectancy for females in Scotland?
80.1 years
Which English regions generally show life expectancy above the national average?
Which English regions generally show life expectancy above the national average?
South East, South West, East of England
What is the life expectancy gap for men between Tottenham Green and Queen's Gate in London?
What is the life expectancy gap for men between Tottenham Green and Queen's Gate in London?
17 years
What is the life expectancy in Glasgow's Calton area?
What is the life expectancy in Glasgow's Calton area?
53.9 years
Who developed social capital theory and in which year?
Who developed social capital theory and in which year?
Robert Putman in 1995
What does Durkheim's term 'anomie' mean?
What does Durkheim's term 'anomie' mean?
Social disconnection or normlessness
What did Pevalin and Rose (2006) argue overshadows social capital's influence on health?
What did Pevalin and Rose (2006) argue overshadows social capital's influence on health?
Material social deprivation
What does Richard Wilkinson suggest causes poor health outcomes?
What does Richard Wilkinson suggest causes poor health outcomes?
Interaction of both capital & deprivation
What did Shaw et al (1999) find after controlling for social class and gender?
What did Shaw et al (1999) find after controlling for social class and gender?
Region remained a mortality factor
How many 'spearhead areas' were targeted in the 2002 Cross-Cutting Review?
How many 'spearhead areas' were targeted in the 2002 Cross-Cutting Review?
70 local authority areas
What did the Parliamentary Health Committee conclude in 2009 about policy effectiveness?
What did the Parliamentary Health Committee conclude in 2009 about policy effectiveness?
No convincing evidence of positive results