Sociology 2140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Welfare Dependency, Prenatal Care, Queer Theory
31 Oct 2016
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The study of the distribution of disease within a population is called epidemiology and is studied by an epidemiologist. Morbidity: disease, impairment, and accidents present in a population: incidence vs. Prevalence (new vs. all: it"s known that in some reports by government agencies will release number called estimates, as some cases of the illness aren"t reported (ex. Hiv: epidemiological transition: the shift from a society characterized by low life expectancy and parasitic and infectious disease to one characterized by high life expectancy and chronic and degenerative diseases. The world"s average life expectancy has been increasing over the past 50 years. Approximately 12 million children under 5 in the world die every year. The majority of these deaths can be easily prevented, even at a low cost (ex. malnutrition, malaria) The prevalence is low among canadian youth however, there is still cause for concern. Society will then assign these sick individuals to a new, temporary role the sick role.
