MCAT foundational Standards/Subtopics: : Demographic characteristics and processes Demographic Shifts and Social Change Fertility, migration, mortality Fertility and mortality rates (total, crude, age-specific) Patterns in fertility and mortality Push and pull factors in migration Globalization Factors contributing to globalization (communication technology, economic interdependence) Perspectives on globalization Social changes in globalization (civil unrest, terrorism) : Social Inequality Social Class Aspects of social stratification Global inequalities Poverty Relative and absolute poverty Health Disparities (e.g. gender, and race inequalities in health) Healthcare Disparities (e.g. gender, and race inequalities in health care) For Further Research and Exploration: World Health Organization (WHO): Global Social Determinates of Health This page contains a number of links to relevant global social determinates of health which the WHO describes as conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, including the health system. These “the circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels, which are themselves influenced by policy choices. The social determinants of health are mostly responsible for health inequities - the unfair and avoidable differences in health status seen within and between countries.” The World Health Organization has offices in over 150 countries and coordinates and directs global health within the United Nations system. Global Inequality This basic six minute video provides a refresher on quantitative and qualitative dimensions of global inequality as it relates to health such as life expectancy and maternal mortality. It was produced in collaboration between The Association of American Medical Colleges and Khan University. Illustrating Global Wealth Inequality - Sociological Images Global wealth inequality macro dimensions and statistics are very effectively illustrated in this four minute video and summary on Soc Images. Globalization Theories
MCAT foundational Standards/Subtopics: : Demographic characteristics and processes Demographic Shifts and Social Change Fertility, migration, mortality Fertility and mortality rates (total, crude, age-specific) Patterns in fertility and mortality Push and pull factors in migration Globalization Factors contributing to globalization (communication technology, economic interdependence) Perspectives on globalization Social changes in globalization (civil unrest, terrorism) : Social Inequality Social Class Aspects of social stratification Global inequalities Poverty Relative and absolute poverty Health Disparities (e.g. gender, and race inequalities in health) Healthcare Disparities (e.g. gender, and race inequalities in health care) For Further Research and Exploration: World Health Organization (WHO): Global Social Determinates of Health This page contains a number of links to relevant global social determinates of health which the WHO describes as “the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, including the health system. These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels, which are themselves influenced by policy choices. The social determinants of health are mostly responsible for health inequities - the unfair and avoidable differences in health status seen within and between countries.” The World Health Organization has offices in over 150 countries and coordinates and directs global health within the United Nations system. Global Inequality This basic six minute video provides a refresher on quantitative and qualitative dimensions of global inequality as it relates to health such as life expectancy and maternal mortality. It was produced in collaboration between The Association of American Medical Colleges and Khan University. Illustrating Global Wealth Inequality - Sociological Images Global wealth inequality macro dimensions and statistics are very effectively illustrated in this four minute video and summary on Soc Images. Globalization Theories
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