with mental illness. In contrast men tend to stick to traditional roles, which result in more stressful and dangerous careers. In short the impact that industrialization has on gender is obvious, especially in the discussion of health.The third element that describes the impact of the industrialization on human health is the socioeconomic status of the individual. Sullivan states, Those who are lower on such things as income, educational achievements, and occupational status generally have substantially higher disease rates and death rates than do their more affluent counterparts (122).This statement is true considering that an individuals income determines the quality of health care that is received. Although its not necessarily so, ones education determines how one takes interest in personal health and the health of others. For example the ozone problem becomes an issue that educated people understand and want to find a solution for.Finally is race, the last factor that has been affected by industrialization and which also has an impact on health. Most studies in this field have only compared blacks and whites. The conclusion has been that even though some blacks have the opportunity to receive better health care, most do not. This is because race is associated with socioeconomic status, and blacks are very low in the scale when compared to whites. (125) Industrialization not only had its impact on socioeconomic status, race, gender and lifestyles; it also had colossal influence on the health care system. For instance, in previous centuries, hospitals were nonprofit facilities whose primary focus was patient care. “By the 1980’s, in the Wall Street world of medicine, patients were known as ‘revenue bodies,’ hospitals were ‘profit centers,’ and the goal was to ‘maximize the return on each admission (135).” In light that the health care is seen largely as a highly profitable busin...
