CHP 11 WK3 DQ HEALTH AND SOCIETY

As you read in chapter 11, you will note the disparities in health outcomes based on one's social class, race, gender, neighborhood, occupation, and age, just to name a few factors. While some of the factors that may explain the health issues may be due to biological / genetic factors, the point of this assignment is to examine the sociological factors that may contribute to these differences. You should do some research to examine this issue, and develop a discussion post.

1. Choose      one health related issue that is specific to race/class/gender, and      research it from a sociological perspective. 
   1. For    example, why are working class Americans more likely to experience morbid       obesity than upper middle class Americans? Why are African Americans more       likely to have cardiovascular diseases? Why are Black women three to four       times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than their white       counterparts? Why is the mental illness rate disproportionately higher in       the Asian American community in the United States?

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Post an initial 250 word response