Why is it necessary to understand power relations in relation to health? Explain your answer with reference to either the case of maternal health or child health or the case of HIV/Aids.
I'm in a Health and inequality class and have been tasked with writing a 3000 word essay on this question:
Why is it necessary to understand power relations in relation to health? Explain your answer with reference to either the case of maternal health or child health or the case of HIV/Aids.
I chose to answer the question by taking a gender-lens approach to the example of HIV/AIDS. My rough argument/Thesis statement is as follows:
Understanding sociocultural power relations is necessary to identify unique unequal health resource access and distribution within and between complex contexts. By comparing hierarchical gendered power relations in HIV/AIDS prevention programs in India and the US, we can pinpoint stigmatising discourses targeted towards specific gender groups, how such discourses negatively impact the quality of treatment received by those groups, and where that ultimately intersects with other marginalized groups.
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