Social Class Factors Affecting Individual Health

The provided document is a detailed analysis of the topic 'Social Class Factors Affecting Individual Health.' It explores how social and economic factors affect the lives of individuals, particularly those from lower socio-economic classes. The study also examines the impact of social class on mental health stressors and life expectancy. It concludes that socioeconomic factors play a significant role in determining individual health outcomes, with those from lower socio-economic classes facing limited access to healthcare and insurance benefits. Overall, the document provides valuable insights into the importance of addressing social class disparities in healthcare.

Introduction to Health and Social Care

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Socio economies are the major impacting factors being faced by today's generation.
Inequality with respect to wealth distribution and income level is one of the tropical challenges
that ranges from economic, political and social concern. It is necessary for people to address
these inequity for measuring life in the easiest manner. In present days, socio economic status of
people is measured by his/her work experience and family’s economic and social position in
relation to others which is based on education, income and occupation. Present study will be
based on an individual and the way socio economic class and an individual’s social situation can
have an impact of his/her health. Further, study will be explaining the factors and describe
reasons of social factor which will be the cause of mental health issues of an individual. Main
aim of this study is to understand that how socio-economic class affects health outcomes and
how class issues compounds social inequity in health care.
MAIN BODY
World Health Organisation (WHO) defines health concerns which are related to socio-
economic class and put impact on health (Aveyard, 2014). Basically, socio economic can be
defined as a state that involve economic and sociological by combining total of individual’s work
experience, economic position of family with respect to other. It is been measured on the basis of
income, occupation and education. This influence and examines the individual’s cultural norms,
ethics and other social norms. Apart from that, social factors further divided into three levels
high, middle and lower level of people.
Social class divides people on the basis of such as income, education, occupation,
dwelling and so many other factors. Social class persuasive and socio economic condition affect
different health issues to public or social health (Baldwin, 2016). On the other hand, class is
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another term that signifies the grouping of people at large scale that sharing mutual economic
resources.
Further, it is evident that inequity affect the living conditions at regular basis, due to
wastes of human capital and decline social life. All these factors are significant for boosting
cohesive and leading towards secure society. It also makes the better goals and gives the best
approachable and long lasting effects on health issues.
Moreover, Health costs is refer to inequity which affects the people sense of self and
averts them to have access to situation which is essential for health. Poorer wellness is the
outcome of high health care costs within the country.
Social class is the factor which rely on cause of death. It also helps to discover the long
term goals and following long term of challenging task in order to identity the social cause
factors. There is a relationship between social class and health in life expectancy. Such as
because of unequal distribution of power of money, income and many other resources creates
health inequity between people (Cameron and et.al., 2014). This become the new level of new
managing task full source. Apart from that, it will be growing long term resourceful channel
which determine the long term goals. Besides, social inequity are highly prevalent in the health
status of the population growth.
Social class difference in terms of identity, feelings and behaviour make them less that of
working class people. They can gain benefit from the opportunities that lies in education and
occupation for enhancing the material circumstances.
There are some social costs which affect the individual capital and reduces social
cohesion (Glasby, 2017). Besides, inequity is another reason which affects the human in terms of
their senses of self and prevents access to the conditions necessary for health because due to poor
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health of nation will affect the health care costs for the nation. For example 44 years old Jennifer
lives with her elder mother at most socio-economically deprived urban area in the country. She
addicted with smoke and suffers from depression but she denied visiting her doctor. Like Anna,
who gets poor health services which leads to the situation of to untreated disease.
In terms of class factor job position is a very central nature which certainly hampers the
education level and intern (Lawrence and et.al., 2016).
Apart from that, it discovers the new challenging and best influencing charges. Moreover,
socio-economic has been examined in fewer down syndrome studies and particularity in the US.
It has been observed that, so many disorders population needs to face due to some socio-
economic status such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, mental health and related
disorders. In the word people were separated into so many groups which is based on this metrics,
from least advantaged, or low, medium or high SES. Some people having limited resources due
to which they have not very efficient access to car services. They may not have very good access
to care services. Due to lower health or money, people suffering from many disorders. Besides,
many of the individual are engaged in their schedule to which they have not time to move on
taking more time to be used (Manners, 2017). Prioritise can very also which also helps to
influencing many social aspects of developing task. In this state of mind one person is trying to
keep maintained good health, contrary another is single mother that emphasizing to stable their
family through job with minimum wage.
Not each and every individual getting fair and good health and prosperous life. People
belongs to low income category possess worse heath scenario than that of middle and high-
income group. Such as Jennifer suffering from many social problems due to which they suffering
from many mental disorders. Jennifer are more poorly behaved in school and has drop out earlier
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as compared to students from wider population. In earlier days of Jennifer life is unstable and
inefficient (Redmond, 2017). Anna works for a call centre, where she deals with the clients all
day. It is found that she doesn’t have any control over the work and also doesn’t know how to do
the same. She only know the use of mute button on call. Such examples like Jennifer or the
people who has a poor quality work can in fact be worse for health.
Income inequality is the reasons for poorer health in certain areas. It also has been
determined that health is never measured by absolute wealth rather it is related to dependent
upon people that how they are spending and distributing the same (The impacts of social class,
2018).
Consequences of social classes also affect individual health and mental status of mind.
Under these classes where hierarchy levels effects on the people family, health, life and
education state of mind. Social class of an individual or people define on the basis of their
income, family, life, health, education, religious, experience. Somewhere it is the controversial
issue which disagreeing overs some models, definitions and even the basic question of whether
distinct classes exist. It has been analysed that, social factors or status of individual affect their
health issues due to consisting high tension related to their education, family, income etc.
Social class is the formless concept which disagree the concept of tangible advantages
which associated with high class people (Svanberg, 2014). People who high income and living
status they are considered under upper class. Those upper class people can access their health in
proper manner. Those kinds of people are always preferred to take high services, education and
living standards and having high power to access people under them. Social class effect on
health, medical care and nutrition and their life expectancy. This also makes the proper and
managing successful growth in order to meet out the work in proper manner. In addition to that,
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lower socio class people have limited resources for taking life insurance than the upper class. It
has been analysed that, upper class people have benefits to take insurance in their professions.
On the other hand, lower class people often have not received benefits of insurance (Svanberg,
2014). Apart from that, different level of social class individual treat different t mental health
stressors.
CONCLUSION
On the basis of above discussion on the topic of social and class factors which affects the
individual health., it has been concluded that socio economic and class factors are highly
influenced the life of lower class people or an individual. It also helps to continue the better and
make long term result goals in order to meet out the best forming results and best opportunity
goals. Along with that, study also analysed the social factors and causes which affect the
individual health issues. Study also introduced some factors which affects the population growth
health issues. Overall it implement.
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