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Dimensions of Health and Illness

The factors influencing the health-illness continuum can be internal or external and may or may not be under conscious control. They are related to the following eight human dimensions, and each dimension is interrelated to one other.
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Factors Affecting Illness

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Social Relationships and Well-Being

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Socio-economic Position, Gender and Health: How Do They Interact?

S Macintyre1, K Hunt

  • 1MRC Medical Sociology Unit, University of Glasgow, Scotland.

Journal of Health Psychology
|October 21, 2011
PubMed
Summary

Research on health inequalities often separates socio-economic status and gender. This study argues for integrating these perspectives to better understand how social factors shape health outcomes for all.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Sociology
  • Gender Studies

Background:

  • Extensive research exists on socio-economic inequalities in health and on gender differences in health.
  • These two research areas are rarely integrated, limiting understanding of their interplay.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the intersection of socio-economic position and gender in health.
  • To advocate for a more integrated approach to studying health inequalities.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review focusing on the intersection of socio-economic position and gender in health research.

Main Results:

  • The separation of socio-economic and gender research traditions may hinder theoretical development.
  • Asymmetrical treatment of men and women in health inequality research limits explanatory power.

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Conclusions:

  • Systematic and symmetrical examination of the interaction between socio-economic position and gender is needed.
  • Integrating these perspectives will improve understanding of the social patterning of health.