[HLTHAGE 1AA3] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (32 pages long)

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Health, Aging and Society
• Course: HLTHAGE 1AA3
• Professor: Geraldine Voros

Document Summary

Health care systems are socially and culturally connected. Universal health care is part of our social reality as canadians. The social reality of universal health care is an ingrained value in our society. It becomes our social reality on two levels: the external interpersonal environment we are situated in (norms, communication with others, our own internal intra psychic space. Klei(cid:374)(cid:373)a(cid:374)"s t(cid:449)o diag(cid:396)a(cid:373)s, figu(cid:396)e #(cid:1006) o(cid:374) pg. 5 a(cid:374)d figu(cid:396)e #(cid:1007) o(cid:374) pg. 8 of (cid:272)ou(cid:396)se(cid:449)a(cid:396)e a(cid:396)e focus of our discussion. Figure #3- local health care system; internal structure. The popular sector is diffused: multiple opinions on what you might have and what you should do here you are defined as a sick family member. The professional sector is the most powerful. It is institutionalized and social power is in a large part a function of institutionalization. In the professional sector, you are defined as a patient doctor-patient confidentiality. The folk sector is where you are referred to as a client.