SOCL 250 Study Guide - Final Guide: Sidney Tarrow, St Day, Public Company
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Obesity- excessive body weight indicated by bmi over 30. Food deserts- geographic areas in which residents do not have easy access to high quality a ordable food these regions are concentrated in rural areas and poor urban neighborhoods. Body mass index bmi- a measure of body fat based on height and weight. Sociology of the body- a eld that focuses on how our bodies are a ected by social in uences health and illness for instance are determined by social and cultural in uences. Sociology of sexuality- a eld that explores and debates the importance of biological versus social and cultural in uences on human sexual behavior. Health- a state of complete physical mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or in rmity. Sick role- a term associated with the functionalist talcott parsons to describe the patters of behavior that a sick person adopts in order to minimize the disruptive impact of his illness on others.
