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Usually a higher class position means that the person concerned is richer either through earnings or investment—this ‘wealth’ is the accumulation of money or property in its many forms. Wealth buys access to ‘life’s chances’: health care; education; housing; holidays. These life chances may thus influence such factors as expectation of life; infant mortality; height and weight of children; illness or school achievement.
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© 1985 Gerard O’Donnell
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O’Donnell, G. (1985). Wealth and Income. In: O’Donnell, G. (eds) Mastering Sociology. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17914-5_10
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