SOCI 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Social Epidemiology, Ricky Ortiz, Medical Sociology
11 Nov 2018
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Health: a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being (who definition, Medical sociology: the systematic study of how humans manage issues of health and illness, disease and disorders, and health care for both the sick and the healthy (ibid, p. Social epidemiology: the study of the causes and distribution of diseases. Social epidemiology can reveal how social problems are connected to the health of different populations (p. 587). Maintaining health in society, and how it can disrupt our society(want to minimize the disruption) Society doesn"t blame people for being sick. Sick role: patterns of expectations that define appropriate behavior for the sick and for those who take care of them (little et al, p. 598) All institutions play roles, but so do individuals. You are not held responsible (not blamed for their sickness) You are exempt from normal activities (we want sick people to have time off)
