Sociological Perspectives on Health (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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What are the 6 definitions of health?
What are the 6 definitions of health?
Subjective, objective, positive, negative, functional, experiential
Factors affecting health interpretation
Factors affecting health interpretation
Age, gender, ethnicity, social class
Marxist view: root cause of health inequalities
Marxist view: root cause of health inequalities
Capitalist economic system
1st mechanism of capitalist health impact
1st mechanism of capitalist health impact
Working conditions (injuries, toxins, stress)
2nd mechanism of capitalist health impact
2nd mechanism of capitalist health impact
Capitalist products (tobacco, alcohol, processed foods)
Developer of ISA concept (1969)
Developer of ISA concept (1969)
Louis Althusser
Navarro (1979): doctors' role
Navarro (1979): doctors' role
Agents of state serving capitalist interests
Parsons' functionalist focus in health
Parsons' functionalist focus in health
Sick role and medical practice
Parsons' assumption about doctors
Parsons' assumption about doctors
Altruistic motivations, treat all equally
Social class & consultations: research finding
Social class & consultations: research finding
Higher classes get longer times & more explanations
Weber's concept: how doctors gained power
Weber's concept: how doctors gained power
Social closure
Medicalisation definition
Medicalisation definition
Expansion of medical authority into non-medical areas
Postmodernist view: patient-practitioner power
Postmodernist view: patient-practitioner power
More equitably distributed
Iatrogenesis meaning
Iatrogenesis meaning
Illness caused by medical treatment itself
Francis Report investigated
Francis Report investigated
Poor-quality treatment at Mid Staffordshire Trust