What Have Sociologists Said About Attempts to Explain Social Inequalities

question 88

Multiple Choice

What have sociologists said about attempts to explain social inequalities in health, when comparing them with individually chosen lifestyle behaviours, such as diet and exercise?

• A)Sociologists hypothesize that advances in medicine are improving everyone's health regardless of social inequalities.
• B)Sociologists agree that lifestyle choices are the major determinants of one's health regardless of social inequalities.
• C) Sociologists suggest that an individual's genetic makeup is more important to health outcomes than social inequalities.
• D) Sociologists suggest that social inequalities are more important than lifestyle choices.

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Definitions:

Behavior

Refers to the actions or reactions of an object or organism, usually in relation to the environment.

Experience

The knowledge or skill acquired by a person through direct participation in events or activities.

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A philosophical and scientific question concerning the relationship between consciousness (mind) and the physical brain, including how mental states are related to brain processes.

Control

The ability to shape or control the actions of others and the direction of events.