Sociology 2140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-4: Substance Abuse, Business Travel, Profit Motive

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2140
• Professor: Gale Cassidy

Document Summary

Assesses social structures + their functions or dysfunctions. Illness & healthcare: focuses on how illnesses, health, + healthcare affect and are affected by other institutions in social life, patterns of health + disease are affected by globalization (ex. Alcohol & other drugs: drug abuse is a response to the weakening of norms in society, drug abuse is a response to the absence of a perceived bond b/w the individual + society. Crime & violence: crime = functional for society, as it can strengthen group cohesion and can lead to social change, conformity occurs when individuals accept the culturally defined goals and the social legitimate means of achieving them. Understands differentials in power, well-being, and access to resources. Illness & healthcare: focuses on how wealth, status, + power (or lack of) influences illness and healthcare, also focuses on how the profit motive influences health, illness, & wellness.