BIOL308 Chapter 2: Chapter 2.docx
1 Feb 2014
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Lecture 1: chapter 1 and chapter 2- study health/illness sociologically. Life expectancy: significant gap in life expectancy between men and woman. Mortality declines and there has been a dramatic change in the past 100-150 years in canada. Epidemiological transition: corresponds to a demographic transition where the economy changes from low to high capita per income and further reflects a corresponding change from high mortality and fertility to low mortality and fertility. Change in patterns of disease 3 distinct stages: by socio economic conditions in which communities are traditional, economically underdeveloped with low per capita income and generally agrarian. Women usually have low status, family is extended and illiteracy is high. The high mortality rate is attributed with famine and infectious diseases. Age of receding pandemics- characterized by decrease in epidemics and famine and a consequent decline in mortality rate. Fertility rate continues to be high which results in a population explosion.
