Sociology 2246A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Inequality, Epidemiological Transition, Crop Rotation
18 Oct 2016
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Researchers use different ways to measure the health of the population. Rate: the proportion of a specified population that experiences a given circumstance in a given period. A rate may be expressed per 100, per1,000 or per 100,000 depending on how rare the event is. The epidemiological transition: the shift from a society burdened by infectious & parasitic diseases (with low life expectancy) to one characterized by chronic & degenerative diseases (with high life expectancy) Leading causes of death in canada, 1921 & 2008: In canada, life expectancy in 1950 was 66 years for men & 71 years for women. Today, life expectancy in canada is 78 years for men & 83 years for women. Mckeown argued that the efficacy of medicine in curing disease & improving life expectancy has been overstated. Improvements in transportation made moving food quickly easier (stays fresher: advances in hygiene (sanitation: water systems, human waste, therapeutic intervention (vaccines)
