SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Gini Coefficient, Blood Transfusion, Income Distribution
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Culture: hmong in u. s. (spiritual vs. organic causes of epilepsy), jehovah"s witnesses and blood doctrine (prohibition on blood transfusion) Poverty: environmental racism, dangers on the disadvantaged, exposure to toxins. Class inequality: high stress, inability to cope, developmental differences, education, Community: poor, urban communities, availability of fresh produce, availability of leisure space, pollution, crime, congestion. Access to health care: public health system: government-run programs ensure access to clean drinking water, basic sewage and sanitation, and inoculation, health care system: a nation"s clinics, hospitals, other facilities for health/illness. Country of origin: absence of medical resources, inability to control infectious disease. Sharp increase over the past few decades. Define disease objectively through presence of recognized symptoms. Health restored through scientifically based medical treatment. Identifying bacteria and viruses and developing ways to combat them. Profession: extensive formal education, regulate own training, restrict competition (limit recruitment, authority over client.
