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MCAT Chapter 12 PSYCH Review Sheet

This document discusses social class and social stratification. It notes that society can be divided into upper, middle, and lower social classes based on factors like wealth, power, and access to resources. Lower social classes face greater social inequalities and health disparities. Health outcomes are strongly influenced by socioeconomic status, geography, race, and gender. People in lower social classes generally experience poorer health and higher mortality rates than those in upper classes.

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MCAT Chapter 12 PSYCH Review Sheet

This document discusses social class and social stratification. It notes that society can be divided into upper, middle, and lower social classes based on factors like wealth, power, and access to resources. Lower social classes face greater social inequalities and health disparities. Health outcomes are strongly influenced by socioeconomic status, geography, race, and gender. People in lower social classes generally experience poorer health and higher mortality rates than those in upper classes.

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CHAPTER 12: SOCIAL CLASS AND SOCIAL STRATIFICATION

SOCIAL
CLASS

INEQUALITIES
,
ENVIRONMEN
T

Upper/ middle (upper-middle, mm,


lowmid) and lower class (poorest people)
Power how easily you can get others to
do things; unequal distribution of
resources;
Anomie: lack of social norms; strain
theory= focus on anomic conditions,
lead to deviance excessive
individualism, isolation, social inequality
Social trust = 2 primary sources..
Social norms of reciprocity (Ill
scratch your back if you scratch
mine) and social networks.
Social capital: what relationships you
have with people. Situational (SES)
and positional (how youre connected
in a network) low social capital =
more inequalities
Strong ties = good ties, often few, but
valuable
Weak ties = acquaintance; no multiple
weak ties, extremely difficult to avoid
inequality. Mentally ill x interact with
rest of population, so no weak ties.

Spatial Inequality
Social stratification across territories;
particular races in some areas (ghettos)
Space channels inequalities into
physical environment
Residential Segregation
People in urban areas, more career
options; rural is less
Poor people in urban centers; relocate
is hard

EPIDEMIOLOG
Y+
DISPARITIES

1.
2.
3.
4.

Poor health low income


Incidence new cases; prevalence
number of cases overall
Morbidity = sickness; mortality =
deaths by disease
Inequalities in health due to: SES,
geography, and race
INEQUALITIES IN HEALTHCARE:
Affordable Care Act: USA 2010, make
healthcare insurance more affordable for
the poor,
Medicare: help patients > 65
Medicaid: Help poor patients;
inequalities from treatment
Bias/ discrimination from treatment;
more obesity in poor people; obese
people feel sad switch docs more often
Women favored by healthcare
system; more likely insured, use more
services than men, more services

Intersection of Race/ Gender/ Age

Social inequality highest amongst certain


groups

Oversimplify 5 races: white, black, Asian,


native, Latino

Racial becoming more diverse


Patterns of Social Mobility

Ability to move up/ down social ladder

Intra or intergenerational

Social inequality highest point now


MERITOCRACY

Based on intellectual talent/ skills, but


believe reality is PLUTOCRACY = rule
by upper class
POVERTY

Social reproduction = poverty passed on


from 1 gen to another

Absolute= not meet needs, relative = poor


in comparison to those around you

Poverty line = minimum income


requirements in country to live; relates to
geography (Montana vs Bel-Air)

Poverty = powerlessness; hopelessness


and distrust in good change
Social Exclusion alienated from things
in society

Environmental Justice

Poor living conditions, slums; poor


people live near toxic shit and
inadequate housing; have most of the
medical issues

Global Inequalities

Much of the world on less than $1.25 a


day; more pollution in poor areas
(depends on trade), and result in
population spoke in cities, more
interaction b/w rich and poor

But poor still have poor access to


healthcare

Inequalities SES improvements;


professional people have longer life
expectancies;

Waitzen = second sickness; worsen


health outcomes (elites live longer than
poor). Poor + being sick more
likely to be ill and commit suicide

Poor people have higher infant


mortality rate; Latino/ Hispanic
mixed profile; lower rates of heart
disease, but higher death from
alcoholism

Native Americans die from alcohol/


drug abuse

White more cancer/ HIV and AIDS

Females live longer than males;


mortality rates from heart illness/
cancer/ chronic respiratory/ diabetes,
men live less alcohol use and
speeding/ more violent shit but they

received;

have lower morbidity

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