Question

Jose, who was trained as a high-school teacher in Mexico, immigrated to a large city in the United States ten years ago. He now works two minimum wage jobs to make ends meet, and his health is declining. How might a sociologist explain this?

a. Jose’s decline in health is inevitable due to his family’s health history.
b. Jose’s traditional Mexican diet is unhealthy.
c. Jose’s health is declining because he makes poor decisions.
d. Jose’s economic class status is associated with poor health.

Answer 1

d. Jose’s economic class status is associated with poor health

Step-by-step explanation:

Jose's migration from Mexico shows the fact that he failed to get a good job there. In the US, he failed to get a job according to his degree. Hence, his present jobs are not enough to meet his needs. Life for Jose in the US has been full of stress and tension since he is doing jobs much lower in social status. Now Jose is in minimum wage class which does not allow him to earn enough to look after his health. Economic status breeds poverty and poverty is the root cause of poor health since the poor can not afford better health services. Minimum wage jobs has taken away much of energy of Jose who was trained to teach.