Nyhedsanalysen

Du bliver syg af ulighed

Du bliver syg af ulighed

At man bliver syg af at være fattig, er der som sådan ikke noget nyt i. Ofte vil man sige, at det ikke skyldes fattigdom i sig selv, men alt det, fattigdommen medfører: Usund kost, flere smøger, hårdere fysisk job. Men i Scientific America kan man læse, at ulighed i sig selv kan gøre folk syge. Artiklen fortæller, at følelsen af ulighed i sig selv altså kan have psykologiske og fysiske helbredsmæssige konsekvenser. I en dansk kontekst er det især interessant, at det ikke handler så meget om, hvorvidt folk faktisk er fattige, men mere om de opfatter sig som fattige i forhold til andre. Derfor ser man også, at der er en sammenhæng mellem et lands ulighed og landets almene helbredsmæssige tilstand.

A poor residential district and squatter colonies are overlooked by high rise residential and commercial buildings in Taguig, Metro Manila July 4, 2013. The Philippines was Asia's fastest-growing economy in the first three months of this year, but not all of the population has benefited equally from the boom. In recent years the rich have been enjoying significantly faster growth in income compared with people from middle and low income classes, according to an article by the Secretary General of the country's National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB). The Philippines poverty rate was running close to 28 percent in the first half of 2012 - a figure the current government wants to cut by nearly half. Picture taken July 4, 2013 REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT POVERTY CITYSCAPE) ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 18 OF 34 FOR PACKAGE 'THE PHILIPPINES' WEALTH GAP'. TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'PHILIPPINES WEALTH GAP'

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