Analyze sociological explanations for inequalities in health

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Oliver's family Oliver is 34 and unemployed. He lives in private housing - a one bedroom basement flat in an urban area, with his two children: Jordan, aged 5, and Alex, aged 7. The flat has some problems with damp and has no garden. Oliver was brought up in care and fears social workers will try to take his children away so he tries to avoid contact with social services. He has a long history of alcohol and drug abuse and has also suffered from depression. Oliver has persistent stomach complaints and his children have had impetigo and dental problems. Oliver has low levels of literacy and finds handling money problematic - his GP has given him foodbank tokens, but he often finds himself and his children are hungry. Both his children suffer from asthma and the teacher at Alex's school is concerned about his poor progress about reading as his schooling has been disrupted by frequent absences related to hospital admissions. Amir's family Amir lives at the other end of Oliver's Street.

Amir is also 34. He is married to Jamila who has a media business. They have two children: Maryam, aged 4, and Abdullah, aged 9. They live in a renovated four floor town house, which includes a studio as Amir works at home as an artist and illustrator. They also have a cottage in the Cotswolds, which they often visit at weekends. Jamila finds this particularly enjoyable as she has suffered from severe post-natal depression and is still having private counselling for some on-going personal problems.

In the past, Amir had some issues with drug abuse - he had a cocaine addiction which got out of control - but he has had successful treatment at a private clinic. Amir feels his children have been generally healthy and enjoy music and dance lessons, take part in various sports and frequent social events. Abdullah is receiving extra private home tuition in preparation for grammar school entrance exams.

a. Make analysis of the existing evidence of social variations in health and illness in society, focussing upon the experiences of the two families in the case study. In your analysis, you should make use of UK statistics and research. You should aim to show if there is statistical evidence for the health inequalities experienced by the two families. You may also consider if there are any possible problems with the validity of the statistics.

b. Analyse at least two sociological explanations for the inequalities in health and illness experienced by the families in the case studies.

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