CONCEPTS W6 Flashcards
Isms
Socially constructed connected system of beliefs and practices that have a specific purpose in mind. Superiority of one thing over another leads to inequality and inequity
Nancy Krieger
Social - Harmful and oppressive cultures towards people of particular gender, age, ability etc that can result in difficulty finding work
Health - gender based violence
Gender and structural inequality
Explicit and/or non explicit ways in which society functions that causes inequality between groups of genders.
There is explicit (policies and laws) and non-explicit (insurance alteration) forms of this.
Social - Insurance rates higher for women, the pink tax
Health - Abortion obstacles, access to Womens products
Gender and individual inequality
The behaviours and exposures of individuals as explanations of the common traits associated with different genders.
Social - women are more likely to have poor communication skills making pay negotiation more difficult
Health - Women are more likely to have caregiver stress and respiratory cancer
Misogyny
The hatred and intolerance of women which can be related to their bodies or social norms. Misogyny serves to legitimise the oppression of women
Theorist - Ussher
Social inequalities -
Health inequalities -
Race as fundamental cause
Racism is a fundamental cause. It does not involve one’s SES, but impacts differences in SES. There is an enduring link between people’s race and outcomes, even when intermediary pathways are removed
Link and Phelan
Social - Racism impacts outcome of SES
Health - Racism impacts SES which strongly impacts health
Self assigned identity
How one defines and views themselves. What they eat/drink, how they interact socially etc.
Cormack et al
Social - Impacts to a degree what SEP you can have based on how you identify yourself, goals aspirations, duties
Health - dietary risks, exercise risks, etc
Socially assigned identity
How society or others in society see you and identify you. Inferences on skin colour, clothing, voice & language can be made to assign identity to someone.
Cormack et al
Social - misidentification, skin colour impacts both health and social outcomes
Health - skin colour and health outcomes
Structured chances
Non random health outcomes. Health outcomes are structured by a population’s constitutive intrinsic and extrinsic dynamic relationships
Nancy Krieger
Social - structured chances are often developed through social inequalities such as low SEP or poor housing, education etc. This is an example of a structure that leads to…
Health - the determination of average rates of health and the magnitude of health inequalities
