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The Social Gradient of Health

The Social Gradient of Health

The social gradient in health showing how health chances improve progressively at each step of the social hierarchy rather than just representing a divide between the rich and the poor.

In sociology, health is not treated as a matter of individual biology or luck. Instead, we study health chances, which are the socially patterned probabilities that different groups have of experiencing good health, illness, or long life.

Unequal distribution of health chances Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Sociology
  3. /Unequal distribution of health chances

Step-by-step lessons on AQA A Level Sociology Unequal distribution of health chances. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a strong grasp of the core sociological perspectives (functionalism, Marxism, feminism, interactionism) early, since they underpin evaluation across every topic and exam question.