Chapter 1 - The Biopsychosocial Model, Society, and Culture Flashcards
Absolute Poverty
Describes a lack of essential resources such as food, shelter, clothing, and hygiene.
Beliefs
A shared mindset within a culture
Biomedical Approach
Focuses narrowly on the physical causes of illness
Biopsyhosocial Approach
Uses multiple approaches to see all potential causes and aspects of an illness
Conflict Theory
Views society as competing groups acting in self interest
Culture capital
The set of non monetary social factors that contribute to social mobility such as education and language.
Culture
All beliefs, assumptions, objects, behaviors, and processes that make up shared life.
Demographics
Statistics used to examine the nature of a specific population by breaking it into smaller units based on parameters such as age, gender, and race.
Demographic Transition
A change in demographics over time
Education
The transfer of cultural knowledge
Ethnicity
The fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.
Family
Smallest unit of society; can be nuclear or extended.
Fertility
Production of offspring within a population
Functionalism
Factions of society work together to maintain stability
Gender
Anatomic sex
Global Inequality
Evident disparities between regions
Globalization
The increasing interaction on a global scale
Government and Economy
Provides framework and rules to society
Health and medicine
Healthcare in an organized manner
Health disparities
Differences in health or healthcare for groups
Immigration status
Classifications given to individuals moving to a new location
Intergenrational mobility
A family moving up in status over several generations
Intragenerational mobility
The American Dream
Isolation
Kept separate
