HLTA02H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Frankfurt School, Symbolic Interactionism, Biomedical Model
26 Feb 2019
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Public policy course of action or inaction, chosen by public authorities to address a given problem or interrelated set of problems. Culture learned, shared and transmitted values, beliefs, norms, and lifetime practices of a particular group that guides thinking, decisions, and actions in patterned ways. Biomedical model positivist; influenced by scientific and expert knowledge. Symbolic interactionism concerned with insiders" perspectives, considers (interpretation of) symbols and details of everyday life. Lay perspectives change across time and space; across the lifespan, genders, cultures, Societal model rooted in critical social theory, adopts a political-economy of health approach, and power relations are key. A list of the common critiques of the behavior change models: can lead to victim-blaming, people are not rational decision-makers. Individual responsibilities are overemphasized: fails to consider other things that impact health, disproportionate focus on individual/micro level. Field work and ethnographic research methods of observation and deep (prolonged) engagement used to study behaviour, customs, rituals, interactions, and practices .
