Medical Sociology
covert
(adj.) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; (n.) a sheltered place, a hiding place
overt
(adj.) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized
ecnomy
Brenner's thesis is that there are few areas of our lives not intimately affected by the state of the
centers for disease and control
CDC
outside
Health lifestyles activities typically take place_____the health care delivery system.
health and illness behavior
Medical sociologists divide health-oriented behavior into two general categories:
social capital
Putman defines ________ as a community-level resource reflected in social relationships involving networks, but also norms, and levels of trust.
sanitary, infectious, chronic
first three epidemiological era appear
nonhispanic/black
for all causes of death ___ have highest death rates
Asians and Pacific Islanders
for all causes of death ___have lowest death rates
access to resources
hhow does the neighbohood ou live in produce good or poor healh
heterosexual relations
how is aids transmitted in africa
78 years
in 2004, averge infant in the US could be expected to live for
tuskegee- syphillis study
in which study were syphillis patients intentionally not treated and allowed to die
heart disease
leading cause of death in the US
Heart disease
leading cause of death in women after age 66
fisherman
most dangerous job
arthiritis
most prevalent health problem of persons over age 65
Incidence
occurrence
STDs
one of the greatest threats worldwide from infectious diseases comes from what
altruistic
people are too integrated into society and feel that is the only way to escape
egotistic
people become detached from society and are overwhelmed by resulting stress
fatalistic
people kill themselves because there situation is hopeless
anomic
people suffer from sudden disloaction where their norms are no longer relevant so controls of society no longer constrains them from suicide
stigma
people who become infected wih hiv may be subjected to discrimination which can isolate them socially, what is this social outcome called
looking glass self
the theory of ____ maintains that our self concepts are the result of social interaction which we see ourswlves reflected in other people
chances
weber maintains that life ___ influence life conduct life choices
migrant workers, birth control pills, idealogy of sexual liberation and permissivness among young urban adults new pattern of employment
what caused the prevalance of stds to soar around the globe
medicare
what federal program provides health insurance to those 65 years and older
sick role
what important concept did Parson's book social system contain
refers to episode of a disorder illness or injury inovlving a person
what is a case in a epidemiological term
hispanics
what minority group is most likely to use hospital er as primary source of medical services
sweden
where is equality in living conditions among the best in the world
education
which ses factor is the strongest single predictor of good health
lower class
which socail class visits physcians the msot
middle class
which social class visits the doctors the least
lower class/ poor
who are exposed to more violence in their daily lives and find themselves in a situation where stress and less oppurtunity for quality health care are common
5 years
women out lvie men by how many years
Engel and Marx
work of what two scholars linked the poor health of the english working class to capatilaism in a treatise published in 1845
engineering and sanitation methods
According to the World Health Organization, significant improvements in health in the nineteenth century were brought about by what might be called
mass media
In Rosenstock's model, what would be an example of an external trigger?
dispositions
The interaction between life choices and life chances produces ____ toward particular forms of action. These constitute a "habitus" according to Bourdieu.
Prevalence
The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time.
physical mental and social being
WHO defines health as
postmedical era
WHO we are currently living in
homeopathic, outside legit medicare system
What are the components of self-care? What factors promote self-care on the part of laypersons?
self care
What is the most common response to symptoms of illness by people throughout the world?
hispanic
Which group has the highest percentage of persons without health insurance?
Parson
Which scholar initially provided a theoretical approach for medical sociology
all stages
Which stage of Suchman's concept of the illness experience requires decision-making by the sick person?
perlin
Who suggests two major types of stress are: life events and chronic strains?
20%
Woman's reproductive role accounts for less than ______percent of all doctor visits.
black .... white / male .... female
____ babies die more often than ___ babies
migrant work
____ in subsaharan africa plays a particularly important role in the transmision of aids
poverty
a major factor causing the infant mortality differnces between black and white is ____
haiti
aids potentially entered the US through what country
20 %
by 2050 it is projected that ___ of all americans will be 65 or older
social / psycholgical
compared to women, men usually have substantial health inferiority in terms of life expectancy becuase of the combination of two major effects biological and _____ effects
origin and distribution
epidemiologist studies both ___ and ____ of helath problems in a population
not reduced
results have shown that the equalization of health care alone has _____ the disparity in health between social classes
social class
several studies find the strongest and most consistent predictor of a persons health and life expectancy is
subjective
social status is a _____ dimension in a social class consisting of how much esteem the person is accorded by other people