IntroductionInequalities in health are hard to define due to the complex nature of the term health itself. Many differing explanations of the term health exist, and all are very subjective, depending upon who is defining the term, and to whom it is being aimed at. The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines the term as "A complete state of physical, mental and social well being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" (www.who.int/about/definition/en/print.html).
This definition of health is very idealistic and holistic in nature, though one that Saracci (1997) argues is hard to obtain over a substantial period of time, due to happiness and health experiences being neither fixed nor constant.
Rodolfo argues that, although having a serious illness or disease may make a person unhappy, not having a serious illness or disease does not necessarily make a person happy. Taking this argument into context, it is understandable that the term health can often have no bearing whatsoever upon a person's well-being.
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HealthJust as defining the term health has a very complex nature, defining the term equality suffers the same subjective complexities. What appears to be an inequality to one person may be the opposite of another person's view, dependant upon their social status, age, principles, morals, ethnicity, etc. To obtain equality, everything has to run at a universal baseline, and yet anybody with the briefest insight into politics and evolution itself, will know that this is practically impossible to obtain due to evolutionary disparities. Bearing this in mind, there is no reason why the populous should not strive to achieve this utopia, for any gains in equality will have a resounding effect upon an individual's well-being.
The object of this assignment is to pick an inequality in health, and through available research, discuss its determinants, effects upon health...