Population and Development Review, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: Jan. 28, 2025
Abstract Research on mortality inequalities has proliferated in demography recent decades, documenting disparities between nations and within them across multiple social dimensions. Yet, this literature remains largely descriptive atheoretical. In paper, I identify three open questions need of theoretical development. First, a general shift from gender (and race) based to class‐based low‐mortality countries. argue that may be better understood by focusing the structural determinants population health, addition explanations grounded individual behavior risk factors. Second, growing body called for moving beyond group differences life expectancy adopting concept lifespan inequality. However, drivers inequality are not well understood. comprehensive framework is needed clarifying interplay nature, nurture, chance shaping variability lifespans. Third, draw attention causal role play driving change. differential exposure death one's network relations give rise different modes thinking, feeling, acting, turn lead preferences, actions, outcomes.
Language: Английский