SYO 4400 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Medical Sociology, Symbolic Interactionism, Demesne
11 Jun 2018
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-Get a pink scantron!
-Read textbook!
-30 come from readings!
-know definition of: medical sociology: critical exploration of health care systems!
-and look at pps!
-differences between biological and biopsychosocial approaches to medicine (lecture 4)!
-specific etiology and definition of disease!
-define what health is and is not (not strictly biological- is a biopsychosocial construct also
social- mental health, general well-being)!
-Define illness!
-Top leading causes of death and demographics!
-Major social paradigms (conflict perspective, race conflict theory, structural functionalism)!
-Symbolic interactionism: Interpreting the world through the use of symbols and using that to
guide!
-Structural functionalism: Society is made up of interdependent parts that function together to
make up the whole !
•society changes through conflicts!
-shifting nature of health and disease in america, deaths due to lifestyle factors- preventable
deaths!
-overall decline in infectious disease deaths (rough percentage that can be attributed to
clinical interventions)!
-socioeconomic status: Social inequalities drive health disparities!
-read sterling article thoroughly !
-Hispanic paradox: The idea that hispanics tend to have better health even though they tend
to be poorer!
•William and sternthal reading!
•why we tend to see it disappear after 2 or 3 generations!
•double jeopardy: african americans put at double risk for health problems!
-subject to racial discrimination!
-differences in group health bw blacks and whites!
-longevity and life expectancy (same thing), life span, mortality, morbidity, comorbidity!
-disease, suicide, fertility rates!
-sam and berkman reading!
-structural violence examples ( structure of society hurts some people more than others)!
•racism!
•sexism!
•ageism!
•classism!
•adultism!
-incidence of prevalence!
•incidence conveys info about the risk of contracting the disease!
•prevalence indicates how widespread the disease is!
-barton!
•five dimensions of access, know something about each dimension!
•know which group has greater access!
•sex gender and vulnerability!
-Read rachel snow’s article!
•Women’s greater likelihood for blindness and why that happens!
•genotypes and karyotypes, intersex!
-What that may say about approaches to medicine!
-health care system in us, how it is set up!
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Document Summary
Know de nition of: medical sociology: critical exploration of health care systems. Di erences between biological and biopsychosocial approaches to medicine (lecture 4) De ne what health is and is not (not strictly biological- is a biopsychosocial construct also social- mental health, general well-being) Top leading causes of death and demographics. Major social paradigms (con ict perspective, race con ict theory, structural functionalism) Symbolic interactionism: interpreting the world through the use of symbols and using that to guide. Structural functionalism: society is made up of interdependent parts that function together to make up the whole: society changes through con icts. Shifting nature of health and disease in america, deaths due to lifestyle factors- preventable deaths. Overall decline in infectious disease deaths (rough percentage that can be attributed to clinical interventions) Socioeconomic status: social inequalities drive health disparities. Di erences in group health bw blacks and whites. Longevity and life expectancy (same thing), life span, mortality, morbidity, comorbidity.
