Sociology 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 21: Social Epidemiology, Socialized Medicine, Social Inequality
21 Aug 2019
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Soc 1020: chapter 21 health and medicine. Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. It is not just a personal or biological choice; well-being is rooted in the organization of society. Society shapes people"s health in four major ways: cultural patterns define health, cultural standards of health change over time, a society"s technology affect"s human health, social inequality affects people"s health. Despite universal medical coverage, a system in which the costs of essential medical care are covered by the state, the rich are far healthier and live longer. In poor countries, poverty accounts for 70% of all illness while in rich countries, it accounts for only 7% Poor sanitation, malnutrition, and unclean water that carries dirt and vectors kill people of all ages, and there are few medical personnel to deal with it. Poverty breeds disease, and prevents the acquisition of resources to treat it.
