SOC212H1 Lecture Notes - Rudolf Virchow, Talcott Parsons, Social Epidemiology

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Rudolf virchow - public health, 1st social causes of illness from biological perspective, very pragmatic, reformist, early public health early sociology = theoretical, not focused on outcome. Talcott parsons - focus medicine as institution of social control (functionalist perspective) Illness is a threat to social order. Ie. john snow (1850s, london) - charted all sickness resulting in clustering (something in area causing pathogen) Solution: replaced well handles + people move to different region, as result, sees cluster move. 3 factors- how are these factors related to each other. Development farming/domesticated animals (more exposure to disease with animals) Agriculture made development with cities and large population therefore, closeness/proximity, exposure and resistance (water quality) Took place 1346-1350, killed 1/3 of people, short period killed lots of people. Marco polo established trade 50 years later to china, migrated rats with fleas carrying bacteria. Rising among natives: age of pestilence famine - the black plagues 1400s. Social and economic relations influence resistance: receding pandemics.

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