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Outline and evaluate the sociological explanations for health inequalities related to socio-economic class membership Over the past 100 years the health of UK residents has greatly improved. Factors such as clean water, sewerage systems, the development of vaccines, the birth of the NHS and innovations in medical science have all led to better health, overall. In 1980 the Black Report was published, it outlined the health inequalities present in modern day Britain and painted a bleak picture of the health of those belonging to relatively powerless groups in society. It contended that despite overall improvements to health, there were stark inequalities between higher and lower socio-economic groups. A range of sociological explanations have been offered to account for these differences, these, along with the types of health problems associated with socio-economic class membership, will be outlined and evaluated in this essay. Lower socio-economic classes are more likely to die younger and experience...

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