SOSC 1801 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Pope Francis, Medicalization, Johan Galtung

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1801
• Professor: Denielle Elliott

Document Summary

Sosc 1801 lecture three social justice, healing and controversy. The field of medicine tends to ask only biological questions about what are in fact biosocial phenomena . Biosocial research refers to approaches, theories and analyses that examine and/or prioritize health as intersecting biological and social phenomena. Biosocial is a combination of both biological and social factors: e. g. Tb is caused biologically but specific social patterns will determine who has. Religious and cultural observances of orthodox jewish adolescents restrict physical activity and exposure to sunlight resulting in decreased spinal mineral density and increased risk of osteoporosis and other bone aliments. A biological difference does not mean a biological cause: e. g. menopause. Certain symptoms north american experience such as hot flashes. Therefore in japan menopause is not perceived as a serious disease. Social differences between these nations influence the biological manifestations of menopause: social causes can influence biological differences as well.