HSCI 130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Role Theory, Sick Role, Gender Role
6 Apr 2016
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Chapter 6 addressing sources of inequality and health dispariies: gender (pg. 145-165) Health of men ain"t beter than women. Health sociologist recognize that social structures act upon men and men diferently and patern behaviours. The genders difer in major causes of death. Women are diagnosed as sufering from more ill health than men. Women make more frequent use of formal health care than men. There are gender diferences in social determinants of health: women live longer than men. Women lives 4 imes longer than men. Sex and gender gap and how gender relevant determinants afect the mortality and life expectancy: the genders difer in major cause of death. Disease experience is diferent from men and women. Women oten have disease like lung cancer, breast cancer, etc. Disability and smoking related deaths coninue to increase in women, men decreases: women are diagnosed as sufering from more ill health than men: Women increase chance of chronic condiion (lung cancer rates higher)
