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"Ethnic minorities tend to suffer from a poorer health status due to structural factors such as deprivation and racism"
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AS Sociology Coursework HEALTH AND ETHNICITY "Ethnic minorities tend to suffer from a poorer health status due to structural factors such as deprivation and racism" By Rehana Sattar HYPOTHESIS/AIM My hypothesis is "Ethnic minorities tend to suffer from a poorer health status due to structural factors such as deprivation and racism". Numerous studies have previously been carried out by sociologists and although the precise findings have varied, most have found that, overall ethnic minorities tend to suffer from ill health more than other members of the population. The aim within this piece is to demonstrate how the ethnic background of people continues to determine their health status. My interest has come from the fact that I belong to an ethnic minority and can therefore relate to this study personally. (100 words) CONTEXT AND CONCEPTS Lorraine Culley and Simon Dyson (1993) argue that racism adversely affects the health of ethnic minority groups. Firstly it leads them to being...
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