Health Sciences 1002A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Employment Equity (Canada), Acculturation, Social Inequality
14 Jul 2016
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A group of people who not only share an ethnic background but also interact with each other on the basis of their shared ethnicity. First generation those who were born outside of canada. Second generation those who are canadian-born and have at least one parent who was born outside. Third generation (or more) the offspring of canadian-born parents. Refers to the socially created characteristics of human life based on the idea that people actively construct reality, meaning that it is neither natural nor inevitable. Therefore, notions of normality/abnormality, right/wrong, and health/illness are subjective human creations that should not be taken for granted. The conventional approach to medicine in western societies, based on the diagnosis and explanation of illness as a malfunction of the body"s biological mechanisms. This approach underpins most health professions and health services, which focus on treating individuals, and generally ignores the social origins of illness and its prevention.
