Social Psychology Assignment: Film Analysis Paper
Directions
Watch the first episode "In Sickness and In Wealth" in the docuseries Unnatural Causes and answer the following questions.
a. What is the central point of the documentary?
b. What is the social problem the film addresses?
c. What did the Whitehall study reveal about the connection between health and wealth?
d. What is the wealth-health gradient?
e. How do the lives of Jim Taylor, Tondra Young, Corey Anderson and Mary Turner exemplify concepts like the wealth-health gradient and the importance of power and control?
f. What does comparing data maps of disease rates in the different Louisville council districts reveal?
g. What might explain observed differences?
h. Professor Leonard Syme defines control of destiny as the "ability to influence the events that impinge on your life." Why is this ability an important factor for health?
i. Sociologist David Williams said, "Economic policy is health policy." How has U.S. influenced health inequities and health outcomes?
j. What kinds of economic policies might reduce health inequities and improve the overall health of most Americans?
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.