Question

1) In Chapter 2 Distribution of Health Care we discussed Social Justice vs. Market Justice. Please choose two characteristics of market justice and the corresponding characteristic for social justice from Table 2.1 (page 39) and discuss the pros and cons. 1 Life expectancy? 2 Social functioning?

Answer 1

1) Advantages: Life expectancy can be estimated at any age, e.g. lifestyles expectancy at 65 years. Gives more weight to deaths at younger ages. Life expectancy has been used nationally to reveal health inequalities.

Disadvantages: At smaller geographies may additionally be influenced by using nursing homes in the area.

2) For me some of the advantages of social functioning are:

•Joy of discovery: learning more about others, myself, things.

•Sharpening of my mind

•Sharpening of my relationship skills

•Building stronger relationships

•See the uplift in others in the giving of myself

•Be uplifted by others giving of themselves.

•Experience the joy of sharing

•Give the gift of listening

•Receive the gift of being heard.

•Experience the rush of finding like-mindedness

•Experience the rush of being found interesting, funny, lovable, etc.

•Experience the rush of seeing others reacting to your interest in them

•Experience the rush of having made a new friend

Some of the disadvantages I find to be:

•Can take up a lot of time I would rather spend doing things by myself

•Can be draining emotionally

•Can be hurtful

•Can be a downer

•Can be tiring

•Can be boring.

•Can be tedious