Health Sciences 2250A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Victim Blaming, Social Inequality, Pierre Bourdieu
2 Nov 2015
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Intro to a small sample of key behaviour change theories. Intro to social theory and its application within a health promotion context. Monday: quiz 15 multiple choice, covers intro & background, key concepts, theory, doesn"t cover video, don"t worry about podcast. Text doesn"t cover hp theories related to behaviour change. 3 core health behaviour change models, no readings. Many different levels where you can intervene: individually (intrapersonal), interpersonal (family), organizational level (school, workplace, institutionally), community (neighbourhoods), policy (big picture laws, regulations) There are several kinds of behavior change theories. They are applicable at different levels (individual/intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational, community level, etc. ) depending on the theory. Social cognitive theory- scope is interpersonal (up a level) Health belief model: originally developed by social psychologists to help explain why people would not use health services (e. g. tb screening), way of trying to understand why people did or did not go through.
