The Black Report and Inequalities in Health

Assessment

1. What was the name of the report into health inequalities in Britain, published in 1980?

2. List five possible explanations for the correlation between class and health inequalities.

3. Why is it inadequate to explain class inequalities in health as an artefact of measurement?

4. How might health influence social class?

5. What is 'social capital'?

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