Review studies of health disparities driven by socioeconomic status, as well as the module resources. Identify the current ideas about how diversity in socioeconomic status is measured, what the different predictors of health are, gaps in current knowledge, and priorities for future studies.
2-3 pages
3 references
Article: Disparities
Read this overview description of disparities summarized by Healthypeople.gov.
Article: Socioeconomic Disparities in Health in the United States: What the Patterns Tell Us
Read the research article by Braveman et al.
Textbook: The Matrix Reader, Essay 51 (Optional)
Essay 51: “Media Magic: Making Class Invisible” by Gregory Mantsios
Article: Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Health: Complexities, Ongoing Challenges, and Research Opportunities (Optional)
Read the research article by Williams et al.
Video: Lecture by William E. Connolly at the Radical Democracy Conference 2013(1:32:06) (Optional)
The captioned version of this video can be found here.
