4.2 Social Institutions Part 4

Question 1

What is social model of disease?

Answer 1

emphasizes the effect ones social class, employment status, neighborhood, exposure to environmentals, diet, and other factors has on a persons health

Question 2

What are the two main sociological concepts that describe what illness can be like for a patient?

Answer 2

sick role
illness experience

Question 2

What is social epidemiology?

Answer 2

field that studies how social organization contributes to the prevalance, incidence, and distribution of disease across and within populations