Throughout primary socialisation, diverse individuals learn their own categories through their family. For example, when a baby is born it is labelled as either a boy or a girl. Norms are the first concept you immediately conform to as they are the rules of how you should act in society and this has a huge impact on how a child develops as they grow up. The family environment determines the way in which you live as your parents may have a good income or they may only receive …show more content…
Health and well-being according to expert Labonte is experienced by three major things; ‘psychical capability (including energy); mental health (having a purpose in life) and a social context of connection to the family and other members in the community’. (Hashagen, 2003, p. 87)
Health inequality has increasingly been characterised in society even though health has slowly enhanced because of the technology and medical equipment. Official statistics show that diverse individuals prefer better health then others as most people know the damages that certain factors can do to your body. For example, smoking, drinking alcohol, having a poor diet and lack of exercise. However, not every individual can be put into the same category as there is a significant gap between the working class and the upper class. This is due to differences in income, housing environment and education. (Pevalin and Rose, Macintyre, 2007)
A neighbourhood needs the certain necessities in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle which involves all the aspects. The quality of life would improve if there was open spaces and leisure activities to enjoy exercise rather than it be a