Understanding inequalities 2 Flashcards
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What is intersectionality?
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The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
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What is inequality?
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Systematic difference in the distribution of power, resources and opportunity in a social system
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What is the Determinants of Health Rainbow Model?
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Economic, environmental and social inequalities can determine people’s risk of getting ill, their ability to prevent sickness, or their access to effective treatments. These social health factors have been explored by researchers using several models, but the most widely used is the Dahlgren-Whitehead ‘rainbow model’.
