Social stuff

Question 1

Define poverty

Answer 1

• you cannot afford the basic needs of life- food, clothing and shelter

Question 2

Define destitution/ absolute poverty

Answer 2

• a condition characterised by severe deprivation of human needs eg food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education and information
• it does not only depend on income bu access to services

Question 3

What is the inverse care law?

Answer 3

• the availability of health care services is inversely proportionate to the need for it
• those pts who have the greatest health need appear to receive the poorest quality health care

Question 4

What the 4 causes of health inequalities according to the black report?

Answer 4

• social selection (social class determines a health related social mobility)
• behavioural/ cultural: differences in behaviours between classes cause health differences
• artefact: concerns for statistical nalysis of mortality date
• Materialist: more rich = better access to health promoting services/ facilities/ equiptment

Question 5

What factors in early childhood have significant influences on life expectancy? (increase risk drug use, heart disease, resp disease, T2DM, violence)

Answer 5

• income and education
• verbal abuse
• physical abuse
• sexual abuse
• physical neglect
• emotional neglect
• parental separation

Question 6

What is the definition of a carer?

Answer 6

A person of any age, adult or child, who provides unpaid support to a partner, child, relative or friend who wouldn’t manage to live independently or whose health or wellbeing would deteriorate without this help