KIN 261 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Postpartum Depression, Chinese Immigration Act, 1923, Welfare Dependency
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The social and cultural construction of health and illness: health and illness = social constructions (not objectively defined) Biomedicine: medicine in western societies - diagnosis and explanation of illness as malfunction of body"s mechanisms, focus on treating individuals, ignores social origins of illness and prevention. Dominant model: aboriginals take more holistic approach. 19. 8% living in canada were foreign born (2006) 1923 - chinese immigration act (exclusion act): restricted virtually all immigration from. China to canada: during wwii prohibited immigration from countries at war with, visible minority ( non- white non-aboriginal peoples) population increased by 27. 2% How are ethnicity and health related? o. Have lower mortality rates than native canadians but once lived in the country for multiple years (10ish) health status declines and shows similarities to native. Immigration process selects best immigrants based on education, language, job skills, health - screens out the unhealthy.
