Inequalities in Health - Which inequalities exist and why this is seen as a social problem

Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Health - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,3, University of Nottingham (School of Sociology & Social Policy), course: Health: Theory, Policy and Practice, language: English, abstract: This essay is about inequities in health and to what extent they are seen as a social problem. In the first part the measurements for 'inequalities' and 'health' are clarified. Applying these measurements, the second part highlights currently existing inequalities in health in the UK today. The last part of the essay assesses the question why inequalities steam from social differences and what makes them problematic.