SOCI 2050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Double Burden, Erving Goffman, Postcolonialism
13 Sep 2017
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Social dimensions of health and health care in. By combining illness and disease = sickness. Depending on the type of disease - varies of how healthy someone is. Heart disease or cancer more severe than other conditions. Wellness is no more than the who de nition (everything) Post-modernist - create there own world, you control how you act. Materialism - way you act is beyond. !1 your control - look more how social systems control your life. All there for a reason to protect and advance society. Person is not responsible for their condition. Not always true - people who smoke are responsible for their lung disease etc. If someone gets sick its their role to get better. Its their role to seek adequate medical attention. Sick person is removed from other social roles - don"t have to go to work etc.
