SOCIOL 3HH3 Lecture 2: Lecture 2 Sept. 13th.docx
12 Sep 2013
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If we didn"t, would we not all get a cold at the same time as we are all (essentially) identical biological beings: doesn"t work that way though, epidemiology. Disease and illness patterns: means there is something more than bio going on. Does not dismiss the bio but does address issue that we are not all equal in the face of disease and health. Beliefs we have effect what we see as an issue and who we seek assistance from. Not all socs deem the same signs and symptoms as bad. Who do you go to: doctor, shaman. Interaction btw culture and physical setting affects individual. Health patterns: what groups of people do. Disease: related to changes in different organs in body, changes caused by pathogenic agent i. e. germ, leads to signs and symptoms visist healer, biomed model. Is visible mri, blood, xray etc: can be spec or generalized.
