SOCI 3820 Study Guide - Final Guide: Medicalization, Intersectionality, Female Sexual Arousal Disorder
1 Dec 2014
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Exam study notes: social determinants of health (essay) Factors that affect people"s health that aren"t related to their biology but their physical well- being. Social, economic, political factors that influence the health of a population. Social and economic environments in which people live and which determine their health. Examples- housing, job security, working conditions, education, income, social class, gender, Shows how it distributes its economic and social resources. Key argument: decisions that the government makes in relations to economy is social determinant of health. It has an impact on the health of the population. Economy as a structure isn"t the main thing but the decisions the government makes. Example- aboriginals on the reserves with the pollutants in the water etc: medicalization: Different experiences of an issue and how pharmacies try to make it an issue. (non-medical issues treated as medical issues (illness, disorder etc. )
