Concepts
Differentiate Structure Violence and Social Determinants of Health
SDH focuses on the public health scheme, while structural violence focuses on anthropological contexts.
In your own words, define Social Determinants of Health.
In your own words, define Structural Violence
Indirect violence involving social structures which may harm people by depriving basic needs or rights
Cite one advantage and disadvantage of medicalization in childbearing.
Advantages: early prevention, detection, and access to expertise
Disadvantage: loss of autonomy, cost, and overuse of interventions
What is ma'am's middle initial?
R.
Structural violence is rooted in _____, while SDH is rooted in _____.
Hint: Initials are MA and SE
medical anthropology; social epidemiology
While structural violence is more political and radical, SDH is more ______.
apolitical
Provide an example of personal/direct violence, and structural/indirect violence
Personal/Direct: Physical assault, verbal abuse, armed robbery, etc.
Structural/Indirect: Lower wages for women, Poor quality healthcare for the impoverished, etc.
Describe the concept of gaba.
Gaba is used as a threat against those disobedient or disrespectful, described as something that may bring illness, misfortune, or bad luck, as possible means of social control.
Where does Kween Yasmien Tan sit in the classroom? (Row and Column)
Leftmost seat in the front row.
Why are epidemiologists studying political economy dissatisfied with the SDH?
SDH is criticized due to its lack of ability to call out structured mechanisms, which are those that lead to health inequalities.
These were the two British academics who coined the term SDH from their documentation of morbidity and mortality in the UK.
Richard Wilkinson and Michael Marmot
TRUE or FALSE
Farmer's 1996 definition of Structural Violence is used largely as a synonym for social and uncontrollable forces rather than a concept or theory of its own, whereas his 2004 definition frames it as a concept rather than a self evident act.
TRUE
This is the alternative to cultural competency. Once identified, mention at least two steps that have to be done to achieve this approach.
Explanatory Models Approach identifies the following (in order): ethnic identity, what is at stake, the illness narrative, the psychosocial stresses, the influence of culture in clinical relationships, and the problems of cultural competency approach.
What is Nick Barbas's height? (in cm)
180cm