Sociology 2285A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Social Exclusion, Infant Mortality, Asthma
12 Jan 2016
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The state of complete mental, physical, and social well-being (cid:1) World health organization definition of health (cid:1) and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity . Negatives: very broad and idealistic and hard to measure. Easier to measure not being healthy compared to being healthy. Health depends a lot on our previous experiences. When we are young we tend to be pretty healthy. Physical health (cid:1) measure (cid:1) disease (broad) disability would fall under morbidity. We are very influence by our peers and surroundings. Mortality: ultimate lack of health, pretty straight forward to. Morbidity: hard to measure this, it is considered illness and. Ranges from serious mental disorders to subjective indicators of. Our choice of measure depends on what aspect of health are we. It is reported separately from men and women and in canada it is separated by aboriginals and non aboriginals. Different groups within a society can have different life expectancy.
