SOC 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Medicine, Longitudinal Study, Microsociology
16 Mar 2016
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What we are, where we are from, all sociological conditions are related to health. Origins birth of canada 19th century economy = social change, reliance on industry. 19th century"s social medicine movements and interest in public health, by improving social conditions, we can improve health. Reciprocal interests between medicine and sociology after world war ii. Field of medicine to first work with sociology: psychiatry. Macro-level policy (e. g. are we healthier than americans?) In 2011, 21% of canadian populations were immigrants. Immigrants are most healthy when they first arrive, and they quickly adapt to. We want immigrants that will make a positive influence on our society. Ability to see connections between personal life and social life. Qualify of mind = use info to develop reason to achieve lucid assimilations of what is going on in the world and within themselves. Views society as comprised of parts that work together to maintain social equilibrium.
