Socioeconomic inequality and psychopathology: Are socioeconomic status and social class interchangeable?

被引:52
作者
Wohlfarth, T
机构
[1] Institute of Social Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
关键词
social class; SES; inequality; psychopathology;
D O I
10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00355-3
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Two different ways of conceptualizing and measuring socioeconomic inequality (SEI) are described and contrasted: the commonly used socioeconomic status (SES) measures and a neo-Marxist measure of social class. It is argued that SES and social class stem from two different theoretical orientations towards socioeconomic inequality and that they focus on different aspects of inequality. These differences have implications for the role of SEI in relation to psychopathology. Using data from a large scale epidemiological survey that was conducted in Israel, it is shown that SES and social class measures are empirically distinct and that they explain different parts of the variance of psychopathology. It is concluded that since social class is theoretically as well as empirically distinct from SES, it has potential for contributing to our understanding of psychopathological phenomenon. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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页码:399 / 410
页数:12
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