Question

Marshall and Kevin are two men who grew up in the same town. Kevin is white, his parents owned their own home, and both parents have always had steady jobs with health insurance. Marshall is black, lived in a rented apartment, and while his parents have always had jobs, those jobs mostly gave the family no health benefits. What idea would a sociologist most likely cite to explain why as an adult Marshall will most likely be less healthy than Kevin?

Answer 1

Socioeconomic gradients

Explanation:

Many sociologists found the association between socioeconomic status and health. they found that rich people live a longer life than average middle-class people. The middle-class people live a longer life than poor people. but there is not a concern for rich people live lesser than poor people but they live longer than other categories. On of the scientist give his gradients a name called status syndrome. It is a crucial point for the health and well being of the people associated with the social income and health that correlates with lower and upper life expectancy. It is a broader international and historical context. It is a holistic factor related to the health well being and socio-economic status of the people.