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Herausforderungen bei der Beschreibung gesundheitlicher Ungleichheit in Europa: Ein Überblick aktueller Studien

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Sozioökonomische Ungleichheiten in der Gesundheit sind ein beharrliches Phänomen moderner, industrialisierter Gesellschaften. Ein frühes Beispiel ist der Untergang der „Titanic“ im Jahre 1914 (Hall 1986), bei dem nur ein Teil der Passagiere das Unglück überlebte. Nicht nur waren die Überlebenschancen für Frauen viel größer als für Männer, es gab auch deutliche Unterschiede zwischen den Passagierklassen. Während in der ersten Klasse fast alle Frauen das Unglück überlebten, waren es in der dritten Klasse nur sechs von zehn Frauen. Spätere Untersuchungen ergaben, dass viele Passagiere aus der dritten Klasse gestorben waren, weil sie einen schlechteren Zugang zu den Rettungsbooten hatten, kaum Unterstützung durch das Schiffpersonal erhielten, Fluchtmöglichkeiten versperrt waren und andere Umstände vorlagen, die zu einer Benachteiligung dieser Personen führten. Wie bei anderen vermeidbaren Ungleichheiten, wurden diese Ungleichheiten als unakzeptabel empfunden und Empfehlungen formuliert, um eine Wiederholung der Ereignisse zu vermeiden (ebd.).

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Kunst, A.E. (2006). Herausforderungen bei der Beschreibung gesundheitlicher Ungleichheit in Europa: Ein Überblick aktueller Studien. In: Richter, M., Hurrelmann, K. (eds) Gesundheitliche Ungleichheit. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-90357-6_21

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