Health Sciences 1002A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Biomedical Model, Health Promotion, Improved Sanitation
17 Mar 2013
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Lifestyle explanations rooted in ideology of individualism. A period of cultural transition in europe, their work shifted a lot from religion to someone who could direct their own futures. Religion took on less value on a way of everyday life, people could guide their own lives. Countries with the best health care live longer (example cuba is a poor country, however they have good health care, therefore they live longer) Depending on your location, women tend to live longer than men due to war and conscription circumstances. Health is not as self evident as it might seem. Perspectives depend on our background education or training. Every persons perspective is biased as a result of what that person has gone through. Sociological ways of thinking recognizes: limitations of individualist explanations (of health, dynamic relationship between individuals (and their behaviours) and social systems. In our culture, health is a primary factor. If you do things that are unhealthy, that is considered bad.
