SOA 1061st Edition Lecture 20 Outline of Last Lecture I. Economy as a Social InstitutionII. Sociology of CapitalismOutline of Current Lecture II. Movie: In Sickness and in WealthCurrent LectureMovie: In Sickness and in Wealth- US ranks 30th in life expectancy even though we spend two trillion dollars on medical care- Identical twins who grew up together until 18, if one became working class and the other a professional their health status are drastically different- Excess death—death that should not have happened- The wealth of the top 1% are greater than the bottom 90% combined- The wealthier you are, the healthier you are- The lower grade of employment, the worse health you haveo Poor life choices only accounted for about a quarter of the actual data- Low income Americans are two times more likely to have diabetes, heart disease- College graduates live two and a half years longer than high school graduates- Policies or the absences of policies create these huge inequalitieso They aren’t natural- Life expectancy is dependent on income and the degree of your education- When your stress response doesn’t turn off when it should it leads to diseases and increased agingo Not equally distributed in hierarchyo Less power and control you have, the more stress you haveo Less stress = better immune function- The more years your parents owned a home, the less likely you are to get sick when exposed to a virus- African Americans die earlier, no matter what the socioeconomic statuso Apparently due to discriminationThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Economic policy is health
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