Societies
Give 1 advantage and 1 disadvantage the Agrarian and Hunting-Gathering society have over the industrialization society.
Advantage: Less Social Inequalities
Disadvantage: Medicine was not developed at the time to treat many diseases.
Which Sociologist focused on functionalism in Health and Medicine?
Talcott Parsons
Name two groups apart from Gay men who were ultimately discovered with AIDS.
Haemophiliacs, Drug users, Haitians, Prostitutes, Heterosexuals, Children
What is a Health Care system?
An organized program that includes all activities with the primary purpose of promoting, restoring, and maintaining health.
What is 'social epidemiology'?
The study of how diseases spread throughout a population.
Why were the development methods and tools necessary for waste management?
To control exposure and transmission of bacteria, which would cause sickness. To maintain a clean environment, water, and food supply.
What is the main issue that arises according to the conflict theory?
Social inequality - When people of high social status are given preference to quality healthcare.
Give 1 early symptom of HIV or AIDS
heavy night sweats, chronic diarrhea, pneumonia, skin cancers, weak immune system
What was the name of the declaration created by Jamaican Health Care Professionals?
Alma Ata
State the two categories of health determinants mentioned.
Structural Determinants and Intermediary Determinants.
State how the development of industrialization improved the health of people.
Industrialization introduced medical technology and methods of reducing illnesses. More jobs and opportunities for education were created so people could better sustain themselves and their families. Globalization was introduced so there would be less overpopulation sparking rapid transmission of diseases.
What is the conflict theory of Health and Medicine?
Capitalism and the pursuit of profit lead to health being treated as a commodity(like material to be bought or sold)
What was the first name for AIDS and when was it renamed?
GRID - Gay Related Immune Deficiency was renamed as AIDS in 1982
State the name of the diseases caused by malnutrition: Overweight and Underweight
Overweight: Obesity
Underweight: Bulimia and Anorexia
List five factors that influence health.
Culture, Environment, Socioeconomic resources, lifestyle, Personal Attributes/traits