Chapter 2: The Social Sources of Modern Illness Flashcards
What factors have caused the recent increases in infectious diseases, including tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS?
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What Is the difference between morbidity and morality and between incidence and prevalence?
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How is globalization affecting rates of disease?
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How have the “manufacturers of illness” increased deaths caused by tobacco? By alcohol? By toxic agents? By diet?
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How have social forces and political decisions increase deaths caused by sexual behavior? By illegal drugs?
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What System level factors help to explain medical errors? How does medical culture keep doctors from identifying medical errors?
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What are the benefits of the modern health project? What problems does it cause for those who adopt it? For those who don’t?
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How does social stress affect health? How do gender, race, and class affect average levels of social stress?
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How can social networks reduce individuals’ health risks? How can they increase those risks?
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Epidemiology
the branch of medicine dealing with the incidence and prevalence of disease in large populations and with detection of the source and cause of epidemics of infectious disease.
Social Epidemiology
How social behaviors and factors such as social class or use of tobacco affect the distribution of disease within a population.
Disease
Biological problem within an organism.
Illness
Social experience and consequences of living with a disease.
