SOSA 1003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Socialized Medicine, Visible Minority, Health System
26 Nov 2018
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Sosa 1003 lecture 21 november 7, 2018 chapter 11 health and medicine. The black death: some of the main themes of the sociology of health and medicines are embedded in the story of the. Black death, or at least implied by it: first, recall that some groups were more likely to die of the plague than others were. Women and men upper and lower classes, rich and poor countries, and privileged and disadvantaged members of racial and ethnic groups are exposed to health risks to varying degrees. This fact suggests that health is not just a medical issue but also a sociological one. Other factors, notably galloping weight gain, contribute to disease burden. Health and inequality defining and measuring health. Health according to the who, is a state of complete physical, social and mental well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
