social structures

Question 1

what is the difference between structure n agency

Answer 1

structure -determinism -we are determined by social factors/forces
agency -voluntarism -the individual has free will

Question 2

what does NS-SEC mean

Answer 2

national statistics Socio-economic Classification

Question 3

how many classes in national statistics Socio-economic Classification

Answer 3

7
differentiates occupations in terms of reward mechanisms, promotion prospects, autonomy and job security

Question 4

what is the largest contributor to health inequity

Answer 4

socio-economic status

Question 5

what are 4 mechanisms of health inequality

Answer 5

behavioural
materialist
psychosocial
life-course

Question 6

how may behavioural factors affect health inequality

Answer 6

involve class differences in behaviours that are health damaging or health promoting,
subject to individual choice

Question 7

how may materialistic factors affect health inequality

Answer 7

Materialist explanations, by contrast, involve hazards that are inherent in the present form of social organization and to which some people have no choice but to be exposed
^ eg poverty exposes people to health hazards
(lol I dont get this one.. but apparently its most important factor)

Question 8

how may psychosocial factors affect health inequality - 3 way

Answer 8

• feelings affect behaviours
• includes health-related stigma
• feelings that arise because of inequality, subordination + lack of social support - may directly affect biological processes

Question 9

how may life course factors affect health inequality

Answer 9

disadvantages are likely to accumulate through childhood into old age

Question 10

4 steps in how health inequalities are formed

Answer 10

1 fundamental causes
2 wider environmental influences
3 individual experiences
4 effects