Self-selection or situational stratification? A quasiexperimental study on social class differences in health behaviors in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13059596 |
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| Authors | Yanbi Hong (0000-0003-3065-5051, Southeast University, corresponding author), Diyang Zeng (0000-0002-9951-5340, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics), Ji Shen (0000-0001-9143-5648, Capital Normal University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-17 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Chinese Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2198-2635 • E-ISSN: 2198-2635 |
| Publisher | Springer Nature (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s40711-024-00220-0 |
| OpenAlex | W4399756922 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
Fundamental cause theory suggests that differences in social status lead to health inequalities, with lifestyle serving as the intermediary mechanism. This study uses multiple waves of data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) to first explore differences in drinking, smoking, and physical exercise across different social classes and finds that managers have significantly greater tendencies toward risky health behaviors such as drinking and smoking. Subsequently, the study examines changes in class differences in drinking behavior with respect to the anticorruption policy. The results show that neither lifestyle transition theory nor the self-selection mechanism can fully explain the phenomenon of managers drinking more. Health stratification is not a simple reflection of the socioeconomic status gradient, and there is an urgent need to rethink the theoretical framework of social stratification that emphasizes microlevel individual practices as a direct reflection of macrostructural positions
China · Demographic economics · Economics · Epistemology · Inequality · Mechanism (biology · Phenomenon · Political science · Population · Situational ethics · Social class · Social inequality · Social science · Social stratification · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Stratification (seeds · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Mathematics · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology
Fundamental Cause Theory
Education, Social Status, and Health
Relationship of physical health status and health practices
Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016
Socioeconomic status as an effect modifier of alcohol consumption and harm
Fundamental Causality
Mortality, morbidity, and risk factors in China and its provinces, 1990–2017
Health Lifestyles
Natural Experiments in the Social Sciences
Class and lifestyle ‘lock‐in’ among middle‐aged and older men
Being Poor and Coping With Stress
Changing Highbrow Taste
Measuring health lifestyles in a comparative analysis
Social Change and Socioeconomic Disparities in Health over the Life Course in China
Social Conditions As Fundamental Causes of Disease
Aging Populations, Mortality, and Life Expectancy
Toward Some Fundamentals of Fundamental Causality
The reshaping and dissolution of social class in advanced society
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