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13.2: Understanding Health, Medicine, and Society

Health refers to the extent of a person’s physical, mental, and social well-being. This definition, taken from the World Health Organization’s treatment of health, emphasizes that health is a complex concept that involves not just the soundness of a person’s body but also the state of a person’s mind and the quality of the social environment in which she or he lives.

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19.2: The Social Construction of Health

WEBThe idea of the social construction of health emphasizes the socio-cultural aspects of the discipline’s approach to physical, objectively definable phenomena. …

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19.2: The Social Construction of Health

WEBOpenStax. If sociology is the systematic study of human behavior in society, medical sociology is the systematic study of how humans manage issues of health and …

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19.6: Theoretical Perspectives on Health and Medicine

WEBAccording to theorists working in this perspective, health and illness are both socially constructed. As we discussed in the beginning of the chapter, …

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16.3: The Cultural Significance of Health

WEBLearning Outcomes. If sociology is the systematic study of human behavior in society, medical sociology is the systematic study of how humans manage issues of health and …

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10.2.1: Sociological Perspectives on Health and Health Care

WEBAs conceived by Talcott Parsons (1951), the functionalist perspective emphasizes that good health and effective medical care are essential for a society’s …

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35.1: Introducing Health Care Economics

WEBHealth care economics is a segment of economic study pertaining to the value, effectiveness, and efficiency in medical care and health care services and issues. …

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19.2: Sociological Perspectives on Health and Illness

WEBSick role is a term used in medical sociology regarding sickness and the rights and obligations of the affected. It is a concept created by the American sociologist Talcott …

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19.3A: Social Epidemiology and Health

WEBSocial epidemiology is defined as “the branch of epidemiology that studies the social distribution and social determinants of health”; or in other words, “both …

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8.3: Medical Systems

WEBAyurveda is a humoral system, in which blood, chyle, flesh, fat, bone, marrow, and semen are the primary elements. These are divided into air (or spirit), phlegm, and bile, each of …

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19.2: Sociological Perspectives on Health and Illness

WEBThe LibreTexts libraries are Powered by NICE CXone Expert and are supported by the Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot Project, the UC Davis …

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16.4: Theoretical Perspectives on Health and Medicine

WEBApply functionalist, conflict theorist, and symbolic interactionist perspectives to health issues. Each of the three major sociological theoretical perspectives approach the topics …

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8.4: Physical Development in Early Adulthood

WEBThe Physiological Peak. Figure 1. Early adulthood is generally a time of peak physical health. People in their twenties and thirties are considered young adults. …

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1: Children’s Well-Being and Early Childhood Education

WEBEarly childhood education (ECE) is not a singular concept, but rather a holistic concept that focuses on several aspects of a child's development, including their cognitive, social, …

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4.4.2: Sociological Perspectives on Health and Health Care

WEBTable 4.4.2.1 4.4.2. 1 :Theory Snapshot. Theoretical perspective. Major assumptions. Functionalism. Good health and effective medical care are essential for …

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19.2A: The Functionalist Perspective

WEBSick role is a term used in medical sociology regarding sickness and the rights and obligations of the affected. It is a concept created by the American sociologist …

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10.2: Happiness: The Science of Subjective Well-Being

WEBThree major types of happiness are high life satisfaction, frequent positive feelings, and infrequent negative feelings (Diener, 1984). “ Subjective well-being ” is the label given by …

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8.1: Physical Development in Middle Adulthood

WEBBoth of these changes will lower oxygen levels in the blood and increase the levels of carbon dioxide. Experiencing shortness of breath and feeling tired can result …

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6.3: Physical Development in Middle Childhood

WEBGrowth Rates and Motor Skills. Rates of growth generally slow during middle childhood. Typically, a child will gain about 5-7 pounds a year and grow about 2 …

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