SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Health System, Environmental Racism, Prenatal Care
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Black death was the most devastating catastrophe in history. Well-to-do people, jews and the pope were more fortunate at surviving the plague. Health is not only a medical issue but also sociological. Life expectancy average age of death by all members of a population. Health according to the who it is a state of complete, physical, social and mental well being and not just the absence of disease. Sociologists usually examine the negative such as rates of illness and death. Obviously this means social causes have a large impact on illness and death. Human-environmental factors some environments foster better health but others are cheaper and do not (i. e. living next to electric towers) this includes environmental racism. Lifestyle factors smoking, drinking, poor diet, etc. which. Public health and healthcare systems absence of public can result from social isolation health system is associated with low life expectancy. All three are related to social class, income, etc.
