Paul is a father and a successful manager earning six figures. At age forty-eight, he is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Paul finds it increasingly difficult to do basic tasks such as driving, typing, and even walking. As his disease progresses, he is eventually terminated from his job, leaving him unemployed. Gradually, friends stop calling and party invitations taper off. Paul and his family have been "downgraded" in their socioeconomic status, arguably according to drift, the idea that
a.) the relationship between higher morbidity and income is spurious.
b.) one's social status determines health.
c.) differential access to a healthy life is the result of socioeconomic factors.
d.) health determines social position.
Answer: d.) health determines social position.
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