SOCIOL 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: World Health Organization, Social Isolation, Social Class

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 1Z03
• Professor: Jessica Braimoh

Document Summary

A state of complete physical, social and mental well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Health is a resource for everyday life, not the object of living. It is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources as well as physical capabilities. Health privilege: an invisible package of unearned assets that allows for optimal health status and greater and better access to health care. Blaming the victim ( compassion gap ) vs. blaming the system. Fi the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age. [ ] the social determinants of health are mostly responsible for health inequities the unfair and avoidable differences in health status seen within and between countries (world health organization). Social determinants of health can include: income and social status, minority status, gender, social isolation, education, employment/working conditions, social environments, physical environments.