Do wealth and inequality associate with health in a small-scale subsistence society?

Do wealth and inequality associate with health in a small-scale subsistence society?

In high-income countries, one’s relative socio-economic position and economic inequality may affect health and well-being, arguably via psychosocial stress. We tested this in a small-scale subsistence society, the Tsimane, by associating relative household wealth (n = 871) and community-level wealth...

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Main Authors: Adrian V Jaeggi, Aaron D Blackwell, Christopher von Rueden, Benjamin C Trumble, Jonathan Stieglitz, Angela R Garcia, Thomas S Kraft, Bret A Beheim, Paul L Hooper, Hillard Kaplan, Michael Gurven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-05-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
social determinants of health
biopsychosocial
socio-economic status
hierarchy
mismatch
tradeoffs
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/59437

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