HLTHAGE 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Folklore, Allopathic Medicine, Homeopathy
25 Sep 2016
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Individuals can interact with the external environment, as well as have internal interpretations of their reality. Health seeking behaviour (i. e. asking grandparents for remedies) In conjunction, we can use other drugs (i. e. going to the drug store) Popular sector is diffused depending on where you live or where you come from (opinions vary from person to person on what is best) You are the sick family member" in the popular sector. Special form of care is applied in each of the sectors. Communication across the sectors is a problem: each sector is like a separate culture . Popular culture is traditionally concerned with health and health maintenance: we want a healthy work force that will be productive in happy we all benefit. Professional sector of health care is an institutionalized organization of healing professions: operates along modern scientific medicine (primarily)
