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Article Name: Health an Inequality
Acritical Link: http://www.healthscotland.scot/health-inequalities/what-are-health-inequalities
1. Describe the main social problem discussed in the article
The article discusses the social problems related to health inequality, wage stagnation, and lower wealth. Here, the developed world is grappling with the nation of stagnating incomes and its impact on society overall. This has a direct impact on the health of individuals within the nation. As it relates to health inequality, experts have looked to address costs in a litany of ways. The first, and most high-profile method is through raising the minimum wage, tax breaks and more. However, event with these initiatives, income inequality remains the highest in nearly 4 decades. This is a social problem as it creates a higher likelihood of increased healthcare expenditures for middle- and lower-class citizens. From a healthcare perspective this impacts society as the social cost of higher crime will be paid by all of society in the form of higher taxes, higher insurance costs, lower safety, and an unraveling of societal norms. Simply put an unhealthy population can quickly become an unruly population. History is littered with instances of those unable to obtain proper healthcare committing insidious acts and murders...…resources to help support the education of others. By understanding how a majority of society is impacted, it will provide a much better perspective in which to provide a solution.
4. Explain how the sociological concept you chose would improve the articles description or analysis of the problem and why
The sociological perspective would not have improved the articles description and analysis. For one, the article was very fact based and didnt provide much deviation in the form of healthcare programing. Likewise, the topic of healthcare itself is very complex. As such it doesnt lend itself well to critical review as there are…
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