Foundational Concept 10
Foundational Concept 10Foundational Concept 10: Social stratification and access to resources influence well-being.
Social stratification and inequality affect all human societies and shape the lives of all individuals by affording privileges to some and positioning others at a disadvantage. Foundational Concept 10 focuses on the aspects of social inequality that influence how we interact with one another, as well as how we approach our health and the health care system.
Content Categories:
- Category 10A focuses on a broad understanding of social class, including theories of stratification, social mobility, and poverty. With these building blocks, medical students will be able to learn about the ways social and economic factors can affect access to care and the probability of maintaining health and recovering from disease.
Content Category 10A: Social inequality
Content Category 10A: Social inequalityBarriers to access to institutional resources exist for the segment of the population that is disenfranchised or lacks power within a given society. Barriers to access might include language, geographic location, socioeconomic status, immigration status, and racial/ethnic identity. Institutionalized racism and discrimination are also factors that prevent some groups from obtaining equal access to resources. An understanding of the barriers to access to institutional resources, informed by perspectives such as social justice, is essential to address health and health care disparities.
The content in this category covers spatial inequality, the structure and patterns of social class, and health disparities in relation to class, race/ ethnicity, and gender.
Topic | Our Social World | Introduction to Sociology | Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life | Exploring Psychology |
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Spatial Inequality (SOC)
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Human Ecology and Environment |
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Social Class (SOC)
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Stratification |
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Health Disparities (SOC) (e.g., class, gender, race inequalities in health) |
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Health and Medicine |
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Health Care Disparities (SOC) (e.g., class, gender, race inequalities in health care) |
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Health and Medicine |
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