Health Sciences 2700A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: The Who, Biomedical Model, Ableism
20 Feb 2018
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Lecture 2 the construction of ideas through the exam of dis" ability. Objectives: knowledge about health, childhood, and adolescence exist: Differs substantially by theoretical and methodological orientation. Is culturally constructed i. e. , how we think these things work" and how we investigate them. Ideas about disability" will be used to flesh these ideas out. Continuum = linked to the idea of continuing: not the idea of where you begin or where you end not one way of looking at concepts. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (who, 1946). Does this tell us what health is: health is not universally understood; it depends on factors. Environmentally-related: a lot going on with the idea of health. What happens if all these components (physical, mental, social) are not. Complete : the who also tells us that health is:
