Gender

Question 1

Rebuttal

Answer 1

However, some people argue that gender inequality can be a bigger cause of health inequality compared to poor diet.

Question 2

Explain

Answer 2

This is because health is a fairly gendered issue with women’s health being less understood compared to men’s because of the research that has been put into each gender’s health respectively. Mental health is often a taboo subject for men which results in suicide being the leading cause of death in men under the age of 50 in the UK.

Question 3

Example

Answer 3

Statistics show that in the most affluent areas of Scotland, men experience 23.8 more years of good health compared to women experiencing 22.6 years compared to those who are experiencing depravation.

Question 4

Analysis

Answer 4

This suggests that gender and gender inequality has more of an effect on poor health compared to poor diet.