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Health and Wealth

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Quote Log: English 101

Social Issue: health and wealth

Topic: Wealth Impact on Health

Thesis: Contrary to the belief that health is a personal responsibility, wealth has seen to impact

how a person's health is defined.

Reasons:

1. Most financially unstable people do not have access to better health care.

2. The wealthy have a higher chance of survival because of access to quality healthcare, which is

not the case with society's poor.

3. Exercises and other positive eating habits do not guarantee a person's good health.

Entry #1:

Source:

Anyon, J. (2016). Social class and the hidden curriculum of work. In G. Columbo (Ed.),

Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing (10th ed.) (pp.

136-153). Boston, MA: Bedford St. Martin’s.

Quote:
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"In social studies--but also in reading, science, and health--the teachers initiate classroom

discussions of current social issues and problems. These discussions occurred on every one of

the investigator's visits, and a teacher told me, "These children's opinions are important - it's

important that they learn to reason things through." (Anyon, 2016, p. 145).

Paraphrase:

When it comes to social issues related to health, language comprehension, and sciences,

children in a classroom need to participate in current social issues. The investigator's interaction

proved that children's inclusion in social issues would be essential in helping them think through

contemporary social issues (Anyon, 2016).

Explanation of quote selection and connection:

The connection of this quote showcase insight into health as one of the current social

issues. The financially disadvantaged people are exposed to low quality or no healthcare system,

which shows that wealth and health are connected. Only those who have the financial muscles

can access quality healthcare.

Entry #2

Source:

Purnell, J. Q. (2017). Financial Health is Public Health. Retrieved from

http://www.strongfinancialfuture.org/essays/financial-health-is-public-health/

Quote:
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“It isn’t just adults who suffer the consequences of stress when money is tight.

Groundbreaking research reviewed in a 2011 report from the American Academy of Pediatrics

finds that childhood exposure to poverty and stress has both immediate and long-term effects on

development, behavior, and health” (Purnell, 2017).

Paraphrase:

The exposure to poverty affects the adults, but the American Academy of Pediatrics

argues that minors born in low-income households and stressful environments tend to suffer

from prolonged effects on health, behavior, and growth (Purnell, 2017).

Explanation of quote selection and connection:

Wealth is the facilitator or custodian of good health in society according to this quote.

Furthermore, it shows that the effects are even experienced early in childhood, which explains

why mist poor people in society suffer from numerous illnesses. The quote shows that poverty is

the main contributor to health problems, either physical or mental.

Entry #3

Source:

Clay, R. A. (2001). Wealth secures health. Retrieved from

https://www.apa.org/monitor/oct01/wealthhealth

Quote:

“Health disparities exist in the United Kingdom and other countries with universal health

coverage that should flatten differences. Disparities exist even in the upper brackets, with
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Americans who make $500,000 a year enjoying fewer health problems and longer lives than

those making a still-hefty $100,000 a year” (Clay, 2001).

Paraphrase:

The UK and other countries health coverage are marred with health disparities instead of

flattening differences. The upper class has not been spared with Americans who earn more than

$500000 yearly benefitting from low cases of health issues while those who make $100000 a

year registering more health difficulties (Clay, 2017).

Explanation of quote selection and connection:

The quote illustrates how income differences worldwide act as the barrier to access to

quality health care where the wealthy are more likely to get proper and timely treatment than the

low-income earners. Americans having to receive healthcare according to their social class show

how the issue is dire, and there is a need to breach the gap to save people who have limited

financial freedom.

Entry #4

Source:

Purnell, J. Q. (2017). Financial Health is Public Health. Retrieved from

http://www.strongfinancialfuture.org/essays/financial-health-is-public-health/

Quote:
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“The World Health Organization defines social determinants of health as “the conditions in

which people are born, grow, live, work, and age” that are “shaped by the distribution of money,

power, and resources at global, national, and local levels” (Purnell, 2017).

Paraphrase:

The WHO states that the place where one grows matters a lot when it comes to health.

The amount of money determines the neighborhood, place of birth, occupation, and age at our

disposal from all society levels (Purnell, 2017).

Explanation of quote selection and connection:

The choice and linking of this specific quote was influenced by the fact that it explains

why our health determination is influenced by the amount of money and various government

levels allocation of resources. People who tend to be born in wealthy families tend to ripe more

from good healthcare services than those born and working in disadvantaged neighborhoods.

Thus, the place we live and occupation determines access to money, power, and resources, which

means that people who are more exposed to these advantages will always have better and quality

access to healthcare services.

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References

Anyon, J. (2016). Social class and the hidden curriculum of work. In G. Columbo (Ed.),

Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing (10th ed.) (pp.

136-153). Boston, MA: Bedford St. Martin’s.

Clay, R. A. (2001). Wealth secures health. Retrieved from

https://www.apa.org/monitor/oct01/wealthhealth

Purnell, J. Q. (2017). Financial Health is Public Health. Retrieved from

http://www.strongfinancialfuture.org/essays/financial-health-is-public-health/