5.2 Stratification, Health, and Healthcare Disparities Part 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is marginal poverty?
A
due to a lack of stable employment
2
Q
What is structural poverty?
A
due to underlying and pervasive effects of the society’s institutions
3
Q
What is social epidemiology?
A
study of the distribution of health and disease across a population with the focus on using social concepts to explain patterns of health and illness
4
Q
What are health care disparities?
A
population-specific differences in the presence of disease, health outcomes, and quality of healthcare across different social groups
5
Q
What is gender bias in medicine?
A
when women and men receive different treatment for the same disease or illness
