Sociology 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Medicalization, Determinant, Childbirth
12 Feb 2018
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Introduction: health at international, national, and individual levels, healthy nations, inequalities and health; socioeconomic, gender, medicalization, medical power. Why: health is not reducible to biology and individual choices, the medical system itself is socially constructed, and there are countless ways it could potentially function. The sociology of health and medicine: many disciplines study health, all approach the subject differently. The sociology of health and illness: the study of the social causes and consequences of health, illness, disease, disability and death. The sociology of medicine: study of institutionalized medical system, the organization of health care, the financing of health care, the profession of medicine. Health care as a determinant of health: a nation"s health depends on a comprehensive infrastructure that provides citizens with access to clean drinking water, basic sewage and sanitation services, agricultural technologies, and efficient transportation systems. Lower life expectancy: lower socioeconomic status (ses) is associated with:
