Sociology / Unit 9 Soc 1583 short lesson, about 20 seconds
How Health Disparities Are Measured
Captions available
The idea
A health disparity is measured by comparing standardized outcomes, such as life expectancy or infant mortality, across groups by race, class, or gender.
In practice
Comparing two groups' infant mortality rates, measured consistently, isolates a gap rather than an artifact of differing measurement.
Where people slip
A measured gap between groups describes an aggregate comparison; it does not predict any individual's health within either group.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Something wrong in this lesson? Flag it · Sources for Sociology