HSCI 340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Soho, Germ Theory Of Disease, Industrial Revolution
20 Feb 2018
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Critical/analytical processes examine the underlying assumptions and phenomena; take facts/known knowledge to pull apart (deconstruct) Social inequity, social organization, social cha(cid:374)ge et(cid:272). (cid:895) community engagement policy engagement. Key idea: knowledge, facts and truth change over time. By 1800s, rise of germ theory; vaccines saving and killing people; starting to vaccinate people. Smallpox approach reflects different kinds of strengths and evolution of medicine/medical care over time. Rise in response to ill health emergence of medical discipline (can become a doctor and get paid becomes credential) Traditional healers, witchery marginalized and pushed out. Many public health issues/rise in public health industrial revolution population surge urbanization pollution. John snow (broad street pump) cholera prevention and cure relationship b/w medical group and general public. Study of the nature, sources and or individual of things exist (what exists?) limits of knowledge and justified. Opinions/beliefs held by groups, related to a dominant perspective. Set of ideas that characterize a belief (companion of ontology)
