Being at the Bottom of the Social Ladder can be Hazardous to Your Health by Carol Apt* in Developments in Clinical & Medical Pathology
Most societies around the world stratify their inhabitants according to one of two systems: by class or by caste. From a global perspective, there is a tendency for people in the lower socioeconomic strata to have many more health problems than people in higher strata, and the United States is no exception. This article examines some of the possible explanations for why Americans at or below the poverty level have poorer health than their counterparts in higher social classes.
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